Authentic Outcomes
Authentic Outcomes
This chapter describes the use of role play and collaboration in mobile games. The discussions focus on game known as Outbreak @ the Institute, which combines the virus modeling of the Virus game, along with the public health and role-playing aspects of the augmented reality games. Players of Outbreak @ the Institute participated in a fictional scenario: the outbreak of a new form of avian influenza, or bird flu, in a university campus.
Keywords: role play, collaboration, mobile games, game design, Outbreak @ the Institute, augmented reality games
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