Engagement: gaming throughout the curriculum

This paper considers how gaming has been infused into the computing curriculum of institutions in the United States. To increase motivation of students and improve retention, many programs have begun using gaming in their introductory courses, as upper level electives, or as separate degree programs. The authors review the current use of gaming within curriculums and analyze the content of game development degree programs. Finally, the authors describe plans at their institution to incorporate gaming throughout the computing curriculum and present initial results. Categories and Subject Descriptors K.3.2 [Computers and Education]: Computers and Information Science Education ? computer science education, curriculum General Terms Design, Experimentation Keywords Game programming, introductory programming, digital games, computer science education, computer game development, student motivation

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: SIGCSE
• Authors: Briana B. Morrison, Jon A. Preston
• Keywords: Computing Curriculum, Education, Science Education, Separate Degree Programs, SIGCSE 2009