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Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Play Games for Learning

Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Play Games for Learning

Sara de Freitas, Mark Griffiths
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781609601959|ISBN10: 1609601955|EISBN13: 9781609601966
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-195-9.ch312
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de Freitas, Sara, and Mark Griffiths. "Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Play Games for Learning." Gaming and Simulations: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 779-793. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-195-9.ch312

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de Freitas, S. & Griffiths, M. (2011). Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Play Games for Learning. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Gaming and Simulations: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 779-793). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-195-9.ch312

Chicago

de Freitas, Sara, and Mark Griffiths. "Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Play Games for Learning." In Gaming and Simulations: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 779-793. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-195-9.ch312

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Abstract

This chapter explores whether massively multiplayer online role-play games (MMORPGs) can be used effectively to support learning and training communities. The chapter aims to propose that cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of game-based learning are needed to support better synthesis of our current understanding of the effectiveness of learning with games. The chapter therefore includes a brief literature review of online gaming research to date, taken from psychological and educational research perspectives. The chapter explores the main types of online games and highlights the main themes of research undertaken through a consideration of the use of online gaming in current learning and training contexts where online gaming is being used to support experiential and discovery learning approaches. This chapter indicates future directions for cross-disciplinary research approaches in this field and considers how collaborative learning could best be supported through this approach.

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