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What is Digital Games

Chapter 31
Handbook of Research on the Impact of Culture and Society on the Entertainment Industry
Based on advanced computer and internet technology and upon a virtual platform, the games which let the individuals interact with each other individually or collectively and turning gamers to more active individuals.
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Digital Entertainment Culture and Generation Y: An Evaluation on Social Network Games in Turkey
Barıs Kara (Galatasaray University, Turkey) and R. Gulay Ozturk (İstanbul Commerce University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6190-5.ch031
Abstract
Social Networking Games (SNGs) on Social Network Sites (SNS) is a popular online game genre at the present time. The purpose of this chapter is to explore motivations and investigate exclusively “Generation Y” playing social media games from the point of uses and gratifications theory experience. For this study, a focus group and in-depth interview methodologies were chosen. The results of this study provide evidence that Generation Y in Turkey play social networking games with an aggregate of motivations based on psychological and social reasons, such as to retire from the stress of daily life, to relax, and to spend time with friends as a consequence of sense of wonder and their advices. Based on the fact that they state that SNGs create a feeling of pleonexy, it can also be deduced that Generation Y approaches these games from a critical perspective.
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Chapter 8
Use of Game-Based Teaching and Learning to Foster Intercultural Communication in English Language Education
A digital game is an interactive program for one or more players, meant to provide entertainment at the least, and quite possibly more.
Published in Chapter: Use of Game-Based Teaching and Learning to Foster Intercultural Communication in English Language Education; From: Handbook of Research on Fostering Social Justice Through Intercultural and Multilingual Communication
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Chapter 38
Digital Mobile Games in Education
Game is defined as a “system in which players engage in artificial conflict, defined by rules, that results in a quantifiable outcome” ( Salen & Zimmerman, 2004 , p. 80). A digital game is a game that integrates digital technology.
Published in Chapter: Digital Mobile Games in Education; From: Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior
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Chapter 10
Digital Games for Diagnostic Assessment of Cognitive Skills and Competences: Literature Review and Framework
Games that are played on televisions, computers, laptops, consoles (such as Playstation, Xbox, and Wii), smartphones, and tablets.
Published in Chapter: Digital Games for Diagnostic Assessment of Cognitive Skills and Competences: Literature Review and Framework; From: Handbook of Research on Immersive Digital Games in Educational Environments
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Chapter 1
What Do Facebook Users Feel About Facebook Advertising?: Using an Experience Sampling Method (ESM) to Explore Their Digital Advertising Experiences
The terms, digital game or video game, often refers to a game which users play through audiovisual platform with contents on the basis of a story created from historical or fantasy themes. The concept of digital games as represented in existing game studies literature focuses on game itself, narrative (story), interactivity, and play.
Published in Chapter: What Do Facebook Users Feel About Facebook Advertising?: Using an Experience Sampling Method (ESM) to Explore Their Digital Advertising Experiences; From: Impacts of Online Advertising on Business Performance
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Chapter 28
Homo Aestheticus' Search for Violence: An Examination on the Aestheticization and Reception of Violence in Digital Games
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Playfulness and Seriousness: The Power of Video Games to Teach and Enhance Cultural Intelligence (CQ)
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Chapter 16
Using Game Development to Teach Programming
A game played using an electronic device, either online or stand-alone.
Published in Chapter: Using Game Development to Teach Programming; From: Handbook of Research on Immersive Digital Games in Educational Environments
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Chapter 11
The Perceived Appropriateness of Digital Games From ELL Teachers
Refer to computer, console, mobile, and any other games that a person will interact with digitally (Kerr, 2006).
Published in Chapter: The Perceived Appropriateness of Digital Games From ELL Teachers; From: Handbook of Research on Equity in Computer Science in P-16 Education
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Chapter 289
The Process Model of Gameplay to Understand Digital Gaming Outcomes
Used here as a generic term to include all electronic games which can be played in arcades, on game consoles, hand-held consoles, PCs, and over the Internet.
Published in Chapter: The Process Model of Gameplay to Understand Digital Gaming Outcomes; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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Chapter 41
Digital Games and Orientalism: A Look at Arab and Muslim Representation in Popular Digital Games
A digital game is an interactive program for one or more players, meant to provide entertainment at the least, and quite possibly more.
Published in Chapter: Digital Games and Orientalism: A Look at Arab and Muslim Representation in Popular Digital Games; From: Handbook of Research on Contemporary Approaches to Orientalism in Media and Beyond
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Chapter 16
Developing Preschoolers' Computational Thinking Skills Through Digital Gameplay
For the purposes of this chapter, the project team defines digital games as games that are played on a touch screen tablet device, allowing children to manipulate characters and objects through tactile movement rather than through the use of a keyboard and/or mouse.
Published in Chapter: Developing Preschoolers' Computational Thinking Skills Through Digital Gameplay; From: Handbook of Research on Empowering Early Childhood Educators With Technology
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Chapter 12
Perceived Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Games
Refer to computer, console, mobile, and any other games that a person will interact with digitally (Kerr, 2006).
Published in Chapter: Perceived Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Games; From: Handbook of Research on Innovations in Non-Traditional Educational Practices
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Chapter 19
Digital Game Addiction and Children
Interactive entertainment programs played on electronic devices.
Published in Chapter: Digital Game Addiction and Children; From: Handbook of Research on Perspectives on Society and Technology Addiction
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Chapter 7
Anxiety of the Avatar: Relation of Character Design to Reception in Transmediatic Games
Digital games are kind of games which are structured around an artificial intelligence, animation, graphics, and game engine software.
Published in Chapter: Anxiety of the Avatar: Relation of Character Design to Reception in Transmediatic Games; From: Handbook of Research on Transmedia Storytelling and Narrative Strategies
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Chapter 14
Leveraging Ethical Standards in Artificial Intelligence Technologies: A Guideline for Responsible Teaching and Learning Applications
Also known as video games, these are interactive multimedia games that are played on electronic devices such as computers, consoles, and mobile devices.
Published in Chapter: Leveraging Ethical Standards in Artificial Intelligence Technologies: A Guideline for Responsible Teaching and Learning Applications; From: Handbook of Research on Instructional Technologies in Health Education and Allied Disciplines
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Chapter 4
Integration of Digital Games Into Pedagogical Practice: Contributions and Challenges to Teacher Training
Games that essentially require hardware and software to be executed, and which contain the following characteristics: Rules; Variable and quantifiable result; Valuing the result; Effort of the player; Bond of the player to the result and negotiable consequences.
Published in Chapter: Integration of Digital Games Into Pedagogical Practice: Contributions and Challenges to Teacher Training; From: Impact of Digital Transformation in Teacher Training Models
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Chapter 282
Application of Gamification to Blended Learning in Higher Education
An interactive system on a digital device that is rule-based, played by one or more players, with variable or quantifiable outcomes that are ranked.
Published in Chapter: Application of Gamification to Blended Learning in Higher Education; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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