In this article, over 60 definitions of games since the 1930s are reviewed in order to pinpoint
what those definitions agree on and, more importantly, what they disagree on. This article is …

How to design useful digital game‐based learning is a topic worthy of discussion. Past
research focused on specific game genres design, but it is difficult to use when the target …

A key assumption driving organizations' adoption of work gamification–applying principles of
digital and computer games to work contexts–is that such efforts increase worker motivation …

Although most agree that games can be engaging and that games can be instructive, there
is little consensus regarding the essential characteristics of instructional games. Implicit in …

Serious games (SG) are innovative tools that are widely recognized as having considerable
potential to foster and support active learning. This article addresses the question of whether …

Serious games use instructional and video game elements for nonentertainment purposes.
Serious games attempt to create instructionally sound and relevant learning experiences for …

Background. Several authors from different fields have already mentioned the educational
potential of role-playing games (RPG). As tabletop role-playing games (TRPG) present …

Background. Fidelity-an intrinsic property of simulation is crucial to simulation design and to
educational effectiveness. Yet the term fidelit y is inconsistently used, which makes it difficult …

Two groups participated in a study on the added value of a gaming context and intelligent
adaptation for a mobile learning application. The control group worked at home for a …

The implementation of game mechanics (like points or leadersboards) in a serious context is
called “gamification”. In this explorative analysis of a single case participants of an online …