• DocumentCode
    2504277
  • Title

    A Trojan research tool invading private homes: Concepts and implementations of playful learning

  • Author

    Jantke, Klaus P. ; Woelfert, Christian

  • Author_Institution
    Children´´s Media Dept., Fraunhofer IDMT, Erfurt, Germany
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    2-5 Oct. 2012
  • Firstpage
    80
  • Lastpage
    84
  • Abstract
    GORGE is the name of a research tool developed for investigations into playful development of technology competence. As a research tool, it has been employed several times in varying settings and application scenarios always quite successfully. Set up as a browser game, GORGE is now invading private homes. Playing GORGE may result in a gain of technology competence provided that particular aspects of digital games taxonomies are put into effect by setting up the edutainment system accordingly.
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; computer games; entertainment; online front-ends; GORGE; Trojan research tool; browser game; digital games taxonomy; edutainment system; playful learning; private homes; technology competence playful development; Computers; Education; Games; Humans; Learning systems; Robots; acquisition of competence; artificial intelligence; digital games taxonomies; edutainment; game-based learning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Consumer Electronics (GCCE), 2012 IEEE 1st Global Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tokyo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1500-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GCCE.2012.6379974
  • Filename
    6379974