[game_edu] The first issue of the International Journal of Game-Based Learning (IJGBL) is available

[Patrick Felicia]

The first issue of the International Journal of Game-Based Learning
(IJGBL) is available.

Purpose of the Journal
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IJGBL is devoted to the theoretical and empirical understanding of
game-based learning.  To achieve this aim, the journal publishes
theoretical manuscripts, empirical studies, and literature reviews.
The journal publishes this multidisciplinary research from fields that
explore the cognitive and psychological aspects that underpin
successful educational video games.


Content of this issue:
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The articles included in this issue touch on the most important
challenges in GBL,  and provide a comprehensive overview of the
current state of play in Europe and the United States of America.
These papers, authored by noted scholars, illustrate key debates and
trends such as the formalization of guidelines for GBL (Pivec and
Pivec), the assessment of educational video games (Becker), the design
of environments that accounts for users' emotions (Raybourn), the
creation of adaptive and personalized game mechanics to improve
learning and motivation (Kickmeier-Rust, Mattheiss et al.), the
utilization of video games for science education (Anagnostou and
Pappa), and the improvement of motivation and engagement in
educational video games (Whitton).

Articles featured in the first issue include:

- Digital Games: Changing Education, One Raid at a Time.
By Paul Pivec and Maja Pivec

- The Magic Bullet: A Tool for Assessing and Evaluating Learning
Potential in Games
By Katrin Becker

- Honing Emotional Intelligence with Game-Based Crucible Experiences
By Elaine Raybourn

- A Psycho-Pedagogical Framework for Multi-Adaptive Educational Games
By Michael Kickmeier-Rust, Elke Mattheiss, Christina Steiner and Dietrich Albert

- Video Game Genre Affordances for Physics Education
By Kostas Anagnostou and Anastasia Pappa

- Encouraging Engagement in Game-Based Learning
By Nicola Whitton

More information on the content of the first issue of IJGBL can be
found on the following page:
http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/titledetails.aspx?TitleId=47796

Best Wishes,

Patrick

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Dr. Patrick Felicia
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Game-Based Learning
http://www.igi-global.com/ijgbl

E-mail: pfelicia at wit.ie
phone: +353 860835104
skype:pfelicia
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