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CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 10 months ago
Verbosity: a game for collecting common-sense facts
We address the problem of collecting a database of "common-sense facts" using a computer game. Informally, a common-sense fact is a true statement about the world that i...
Luis von Ahn, Mihir Kedia, Manuel Blum
GROUP
2009
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
Emergent team coordination: from fire emergency response practice to a non-mimetic simulation game
We take the work practices of fire emergency responders as the basis for developing simulations to teach team coordination. We introduce non-mimetic simulation: economic operation...
Zachary O. Toups, Andruid Kerne, William A. Hamilt...
CSCW
2008
ACM
13 years 12 months ago
Hunting for fun: solitude and attentiveness in collaboration
The design of online collaborative computer games and pervasive games can learn from the everyday practice of deer hunting. We present an ethnographic study revealing how hunters ...
Oskar Juhlin, Alexandra Weilenmann
ECIS
2004
13 years 11 months ago
To play, or not to play: building a learning environment through computer simulations
This article analyzes the impact of a computer simulation (business game) on the users' perceived learning. The theoretical model developed in this paper is derived from the ...
Luigi Proserpio, Magni Magni
IWEC
2004
13 years 11 months ago
Read-It: A Multi-modal Tangible Interface for Children Who Learn to Read
Multi-modal tabletop applications offer excellent opportunities for enriching the education of young children. Read-It is an example of an interactive game with a multi-modal tangi...
Ivo Weevers, Wouter Sluis, Claudia van Schijndel, ...