Title :
Antecedents of Collaborative Learning: Insights from Massively Multiplayer Online Games
Author :
Voulgari, Iro ; Komis, Vassilis
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Educ. Sci. & Early Childhood Educ., Univ. of Patras, Patras, Greece
Abstract :
This study focuses on the investigation of features of Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) relevant to the support of collaborative learning processes. Through qualitative research (interviews with players, participant observation in MMOGs, research in websites and for a) we identify and describe motivational, cognitive and social features of the tasks and the player interactions emerging within such environments.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer games; groupware; collaborative learning; massively multiplayer online games; qualitative research; MMOGs; Online games; collaborative learning; interactions; virtual teams;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems (INCOS), 2010 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Thessaloniki
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8828-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4278-2
DOI :
10.1109/INCOS.2010.79
