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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455560203321

Autore

Aldrich Clark <1967->

Titolo

The complete guide to simulations and serious games [[electronic resource] ] : how the most valuable content will be created in the age beyond Gutenberg to Google / / Clark Aldrich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Pfeiffer, c2009

ISBN

0-470-50674-1

1-282-30208-6

9786612302084

0-470-50672-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (576 p.)

Collana

Pfeiffer essential resources for training and HR professionals The complete guide to simulations and serious games

Disciplina

371.39/7

Soggetti

Simulated environment (Teaching method)

Electronic games

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Complete Guide to Simulations and Serious Games: How the Most Valuable Content Will be Created in the Age Beyond Gutenberg to Google; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE: THE ELEMENTS OF INTERACTIVITY; INTRODUCTION; Part I: GENRES: Savior or Saboteur for Literacy 2.0?; Part II: SIMULATION ELEMENTS-ACTIONS AND RESULTS: Framing the Missing Essence of Research and Analysis; Part III: SIMULATION ELEMENTS OF SYSTEMS; Part IV: BUILDING INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS; Part V: FORMAL LEARNING PROGRAM; Appendix: SIMULATION CASE STUDIES: Do Sims Work Better Than Traditional Instruction?; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

""Ready to blow your mind? Spend 15 seconds reading Clark Aldrich's The Complete Guide to Simulations and Serious Games. Witty, fast-paced, and non-linear -- it's Spock meets Alton Brown."" -- Lynne Kenney, Psy.D., The Family Coach This exciting work offers designers a new way to see the world, model it, and present it through simulations. A groundbreaking resource, it includes a wealth of new tools and terms



and a corresponding style guide to help understand them. The author -- a globally recognized industry guru -- covers topics such as virtual experiences, games, simulations, e