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Design and development of training games : practical guidelines from a multidisciplinary perspective / edited by Talib S. Hussain, Susan L. Coleman

Published
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Physical Description
xvii, 551 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Additional Creators
Hussain, Talib S., 1969- and Coleman, Susan L., 1961-

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Contents
Introduction / Talib S. Hussain and Susan L. Coleman -- Learning-game disciplines: their methods, strengths, and challenges / Talib S. Hussain, Ellen Menaker, John J. Lee and Wallace Feurzeig -- Communication for stronger learning game design / Susan L. Coleman, Ellen S. Menaker, Jennifer McNamara and Tristan E. Johnson -- Instructional and gaming elements: what are they and where do they intersect? / Katelyn Procci and Clint Bowers -- Story for learning and gaming / Caroline Masse, Kelly Pounds, Eric Church, Robert E. Waters and Vance Souders -- Authenticity in learning games / Michael Anthony, Erin Heiser, and Terry Chandler -- Design better games: flow, motivation, and fun / Curtiss Murphy, Dustin Chertoff, Michael Guerrero and Kerry Moffitt -- Bridging the gap from design to implementation / Talib S. Hussain and John Ostwald -- Integrating games into learning environments / Jo MacDonald, Perry McDowell, Daniel Siegel and Jesús R. De Leon -- Multidisciplinary learning game development method / Talib S. Hussain -- Game review criteria / Susan L. Coleman and Talib S. Hussain -- Game review: VESSEL Damage Control Trainer / Alicia Sanchez -- Development methods: VESSEL Damage Control Trainer / Talib S. Hussain -- Game review: Quest Atlantis / Michael Thome -- Development methods / Jesús R. De Leon and Janine McGrath -- Game review: Computer Based Corpsman Training System / Susan L. Coleman -- Development methods: Computer Based Corpsman Training System / Howard Mall -- Game review: Virtual Dental Implant Trainer / Dustin Chertoff -- Development methods: Virtual Dental Implant Trainer / Robert E. Waters, Jennifer McNamara, Ed Fletcher and Isaac Jeppsen -- Game review: DARWARS Ambush! / Howard Mall -- Development methods: DARWARS Ambush! / Bruce Roberts and David Diller -- Game review: Procurement Fraud Indicators / Michael Freeman and Vance Souders -- Development methods: Procurement Fraud Indicators / Alicia Sanchez and Dustin Clingman -- Game review: Practice Marketing / Krista Langkamer Ratwani and Kara L. Orvis -- Development methods: Practice Marketing / David Martz and Tyler Vogel.
Summary
"The multidisciplinary nature of learning-games development is key to successful projects. In this book, leaders in the field of serious games and professionals in entertainment games share practical guidelines and lessons learned from their own experiences researching and developing learning games. This volume includes: [bullet] A summary of the key elements of design and development that require particular attention from multiple disciplines to ensure success [bullet] An overview of successful models and methods, and of the tradeoffs made throughout the process, to help guide development [bullet] Cohesive, multidisciplinary views of the issues that may arise and of the techniques applied in order to produce effective learning games grounded in specific experiences, community consensus, and analysis of successful learning games that have already been released [bullet] The stories behind the games, to illustrate how final design and development decisions were reached. Aimed at professionals and academics interested in developing and researching learning games, it offers a comprehensive picture of the state of the art"--
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ISBN
9781107051744 (hardback)
1107051746 (hardback)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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