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Augmented Learning: Research and Design of Mobile Educational Games

Eric Klopfer

Print publication date: 2008

Print ISBN-13: 9780262113151

Published to MIT Press Scholarship Online: August 2013

DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/9780262113151.001.0001

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Designing for Collaboration: Roles and Game Mechanics

Designing for Collaboration: Roles and Game Mechanics

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(p.147) 10 Designing for Collaboration: Roles and Game Mechanics
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Augmented Learning
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Eric Klopfer

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The MIT Press
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262113151.003.0010

This chapter focuses on collaborative learning in augmented reality (AR) games. It identifies the following necessary components of collaborative learning: positive interdependence, promotive interaction, individual accountability, interpersonal and small-group skills, and group processing. Many massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) match well with this set of criteria. Collaborative learning in following games are examined: Environmental Detectives, Charles River City, Mystery @ the Museum, and Outbreak @ the Institute.

Keywords:   game design, augmented reality games, collaborative learning, massively multiplayer online role-playing games, Environmental Detectives, Charles River City, Mystery @ the Museum, and Outbreak @ the Institute

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