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Educational Game Design

Educational Game Design is an interdisciplinary instructional design discipline within computer-assisted instruction that systematically plans and specifies the mechanics, narratives, aesthetics, and technological implementation of digital games in alignment with explicit learning objectives, pedagogical theories, and assessment requirements to optimize learners’ engagement and achievement of targeted educational outcomes.

6.1K

Publications

335.9K

Citations

13.8K

Authors

3.2K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

2.6K

Variants

Serious Game Design

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Children

Publications

6.1K

Games, Motivation, and Learning: A Research and Practice Model

Rosemary Garris, Robert H. Ahlers, James E. Driskell · Simulation & Gaming · 2002 · 3.2K citations

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Digital game-based learning

Marc Prensky · Computers in entertainment · 2003 · 3.1K citations

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A systematic literature review of empirical evidence on computer games and serious games

Thomas Connolly, Elizabeth Boyle, Ewan MacArthur et al. · Computers & Education · 2012 · 2.8K citations · Full text

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Gamification in theory and action: A survey

Katie Seaborn, Deborah I. Fels · International Journal of Human-Computer Studies · 2014 · 2.4K citations · Full text

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Toward a Theory of Intrinsically Motivating Instruction*

Thomas W. Malone · Cognitive Science · 1981 · 2K citations

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Authors

13.8K

  1. BF
    Baltasar Fernández‐Manjón

    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

    38 publications · 2.1K citations

    24

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  2. KK
    Kristian Kiili

    27 publications · 3.4K citations

    23

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  3. GH
    Gwo‐Jen Hwang

    National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

    24 publications · 4K citations

    22

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  4. HH
    Huei‐Tse Hou

    National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

    25 publications · 1.4K citations

    20

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  5. PM
    Pablo Moreno‐Ger

    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

    23 publications · 2K citations

    19

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Institutions

3.2K

  1. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

    Taipei, Taiwan

    41 h-index

    136 publications

    12.9K citations

  2. National Taiwan Normal University

    Taipei, Taiwan

    31 h-index

    129 publications

    6.3K citations

  3. Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    28 h-index

    187 publications

    10.3K citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    26 h-index

    61 publications

    5.1K citations

  5. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    26 h-index

    131 publications

    9.8K citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    26 h-index

    105 publications

    6.8K citations

  7. National University of Malaysia

    Bangi, Malaysia

    25 h-index

    130 publications

    4.3K citations

  8. Coventry University

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    25 h-index

    106 publications

    10.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Computers & Education

    201 publications · 40.6K citations

    100

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  2. Computers in Human Behavior

    73 publications · 10.1K citations

    53

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  3. Simulation & Gaming

    S&G · 107 publications · 10.9K citations

    43

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  4. British Journal of Educational Technology

    BJET · 63 publications · 6K citations

    39

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  5. Educational Technology Research and Development

    ETRD · 62 publications · 6.1K citations

    39

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