Abstract Objective Serious Games (SG) are a rising trend in Software Engineering (SE)
education, for this reason, and since this topic is still immature and further research was …

Currently, there are a plethora of solutions developed to help students learn the basics of
programming. However, there is a relative paucity of solutions that cater to problems …

Four types of knowledge are needed to acquire computer programming skills: basic
mathematical knowledge, understanding of the usage of the integrated development …

Serious games have been used as a tool to support learning in several areas and subjects.
To achieve its educational goals, a serious game must consist of a set of game elements that …

This work aims to verify how serious games and their composing elements are used and
evaluated to support learning programming. Serious games have been used as a tool to …

Video games have become a ubiquitous form of entertainment and have been enjoyed by
people of all ages around the world. The gaming industry has evolved rapidly, with new …

When used in a mobile ecosystem, social Web applications are commonly criticized due to
their poor quality. We believe this is accounted for by the inadequacy of current approaches …

The focus in computing today has shifted from the desktop environment to the Web. Tasks
that were previously performed exclusively on desktop can now be done in Web …

A video game refers to a digital breed of entertainment experienced on various devices,
including personal computers, gaming consoles, tablets, and smartphones. For some time …

The worldwide demand for software developers are increasing, however, students are
facing problems to learn programming at universities. To make things worse, the failure and …