Savannah: mobile gaming and learning?

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning - Tập 20 Số 6 - Trang 399-409 - 2004
Keri Facer1, Richard Joiner2, Danaë Stanton Fraser2, Jo‐Anne Reid3, Richard Hull3, David Kirk4
1NESTA Futurelab, Bristol, UK
2University of Bath, UK
3Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, UK
4University of Nottingham, Bristol, UK

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AbstractThis paper reports a study that attempts to explore how using mobile technologies in direct physical interaction with space and with other players can be combined with principles of engagement and self‐motivation to create a powerful and engaging learning experience. We developed a mobile gaming experience designed to encourage the development of children's conceptual understanding of animal behaviour. Ten children (five boys and five girls) aged between 11 and 12 years played and explored the game. The findings from this study offer interesting insights into the extent to which mobile gaming might be employed as a tool for supporting learning. It also highlights a number of major challenges that this format raises for the organisation of learning within schools and the design of such resources.

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Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Tập 20 Số 6

399-409

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