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What is Game Based Learning

Chapter 557
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
The process of learning, formally or not, mediated by games and mainly by the fun.
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The Serious Games Applied for Health
Grassyara Tolentino (Universidade de Brasília, Brazil), Alam Ventura (Universidade de Brasília, Brazil), Lorena Cruz (Universidade de Brasília, Brazil), Samuel Vidal (Universidade de Brasília, Brazil), Ritielli Valeriano (Universidade de Brasília, Brazil), Claudio Battaglini (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA), and Ricardo Jacó de Oliveira (Universidade de Brasília, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch557
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Chapter 38
Digital Mobile Games in Education
Game based learning is an approach focusing on the use of games for educational purposes. When mobility is introduced, that is, when games are played in mobile devices, the potential of game based learning can be further increased (Lavin-Mera, Moreno-Ger, & Fermandez-Manjon, 2008 AU57: Anchored Object 9 ).
Published in Chapter: Digital Mobile Games in Education; From: Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior
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