Connecting Aesthetics and Engagement in Game Based Learning

Gupta, Diali; Kim, Beaumie

Connecting Aesthetics and Engagement in Game Based Learning

dc.contributor.author	Gupta, Diali
dc.contributor.author	Kim, Beaumie
dc.contributor.faculty	Werklund School of Education
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-10T19:16:10Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-10T19:16:10Z
dc.date.issued	2014-05
dc.description.abstract	Learning with games is perceived as highly motivating and engaging, fostering critical thinking and problem solving skills. Choosing games for classroom use however can be a difficult process. In addition to examining the content, we propose that aesthetics of digital games can indicate important information for evaluating games. Using an example we explain how aesthetics of gaming environments reveal the core learning concepts and provide complexities for deeper engagement. Our paper elucidates ways in which aesthetics provide a socio-cultural context for learners and contribute to motivations and emotions resulting in cognitive engagements.	en_US
dc.description.refereed	No	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Gupta, D., Kim, B. "Connecting Aesthetics and Engagement in Game Based Learning". 2014. In P. Preciado Babb (Ed.). Proceedings of the IDEAS: Rising to Challenge Conference, pp. 81-90. Calgary, Canada: Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary.	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/5278
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-88953-376-9
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/50595
dc.language	en
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Calgary	en_US
dc.publisher.faculty	Werklund School of Education	en_US
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en_US
dc.publisher.url	https://werklund.ucalgary.ca/ideas/	en_US
dc.title	Connecting Aesthetics and Engagement in Game Based Learning	en_US
dc.type	Presentation	en_US