Abstract
There has been an increasing interest in the debate on the value and relevance using video games for learning. Some of the interest stems from frustration with current educational methods. However, some of this interest also stems from the observations of large numbers of children that play video games. This paper finds that children can learn basic construction skills from playing a video game called World of Goo. The study also employed novel eye-tracking technology to measure endogenous eye blinks and eye gaze fixations. Measures of both these indicators of cognitive processing further suggested that children in the study learned to play the two video games, World of Goo and Bad Piggies. Overall, the results of the study provide further support of the potential for children to learn by playing commercial video games. 1
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment (IE 2015) |
Number of pages | 9 |
Volume | 167 |
Publication date | 2015 |
Pages | 15-23 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 11th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment (IE 2015) - Sydney, Australia Duration: 27 Jan 2015 → 30 Jan 2015 |
Conference
Conference | 11th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment (IE 2015) |
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Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Sydney |
Period | 27/01/2015 → 30/01/2015 |
Artistic research
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