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In a world overflowing with information and distractions, traditional methods of learning often fall short in engaging and motivating individuals to master new skills. The book Level Up Your Learning: The Power of Gamification explores the captivating intersection of gamification and learning, revealing how incorporating game design principles can revolutionize the way we learn. Embark on a journey that uncovers the dynamic fusion of learning and gamification. Discover how this innovative approach can not only enhance your learning experience but also ignite your intrinsic motivation to tackle even the most complex subjects. Step into the shoes of a game designer as you master the art of crafting gamified learning experiences. This book takes you through the process of creating a captivating learning module, from setting clear learning objectives to strategically implementing badges, points, and narratives. Unearth the secrets to fostering healthy competition and collaboration among learners, while catering to diverse learning styles. Backed by studies and real-world outcomes, understand how gamification not only improves knowledge acquisition but also nurtures crucial skills like problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making. Whether you're an educator seeking to captivate your students or a lifelong learner aiming to enhance your skills, this book offers the insights and tools you need to unleash the potential of gamified learning.

Gamification in Higher Education is a user-friendly text for anyone curious about gamification and how it increases student engagement.This book presents actual examples from gamified college courses, furnishing strategies and detailed plans for integrating gamification, regardless of the subject area, discipline, or modality. Moreover, the step-by-step how-to aspects of gamification that do not require expensive, proprietary gaming software set this book apart from others in the field. Gamification in Higher Education explores ways to incorporate real-world simulations and promote critical thinking skill, while focusing on storytelling through which to draw in students and help them get into the game, both literally and figuratively. Additionally, the book examines gamification research and how it can be used to support reluctant learners who normally struggle with complex course content. The authors share their experiences with what has worked and, more importantly, what has not worked in adding gamification to their courses.This key resource offers educators a practical guide that will take instructors step-by-step through the design, development, and implementation of game elements, games, and fully gamified courses without using costly specialized software. Its conversational tone endeavors to put educators, whether novice, mid-career, or veteran, at ease with the process of gamification.

Experiment with change in your school or district through an interactive leadership strategy. Richard Bernato empowers leaders with a seven-phase leadership simulation that creates a safe space for leaders to craft and modify future strategies. Casting school leaders in roles inside and outside of school, this book allows educators to address real-world futures-based concerns like demographics, economics, academics, and politics. K–12 school and district leaders will: Understand the importance of safe experimentation in leading effectively Facilitate a simulation of key areas of concern in their profession Learn the seven phases of a simulation and how to handle team dynamics Use futures-based leadership practices to empower teams See real-life simulation scenarios applied by other leaders Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Learn Why Simulations Are Powerful Tools Chapter 2: Begin With a Scenario Chapter 3: Meet the Teams Chapter 4: Prepare the Simulation Chapter 5: Run the Simulation Epilogue References and Resources Index

This book analyzes the use of gamification and design thinking in higher education, examining how both techniques can be combined and used together to promote motivation, engagement, and participation among students.Using two in-depth examples, the authors show that the introduction of a gamified design in a design thinking activity can be a powerful tool to enhance the experiences of students in the teaching-learning process of a subject; motivate participants in a design thinking activity in the university environment; and enhance skills such as creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving, and collaboration, widely demanded in the labor market. Further, they examine how gamification and design thinking in the educational field can enable both the motivation and engagement of students and promote behavioral changes that materialize as a boost in learning outcomes and academic performance.Providing valuable recommendations and insights into the analysis, design and development, and implementation and evaluation of gamified design thinking activities to be carried out in higher education, as well as examining relevant ethical issues, the book will appeal to scholars, researchers, academic faculty, and educators working in the field of higher education, and with interests in educational psychology and theories of learning.

Dass der Mensch nur da ganz Mensch ist, wo er spielt, hat Schiller in seinen Briefen ‚Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen‘ festgehalten. Daran anknüpfend versteht dieser Band das kindliche Spiel als Motor der geistigen und seelischen Entwicklung des Kindes. Die Beiträge führen die Lesenden in die Thematik ein, greifen die aktuelle Debatte um Gaming auf und vertiefen das Spiel theoretisch in der Verbindung von pädagogischen und therapeutischen Ansätzen.

Esports is a global phenomenon that has attracted the attention of multiple interested parties—from investors to K-12 schools and universities. This text chronicles the multitude of ways that people are making meaning within and around the esports ecosystem. Literacies that occur in the esports ecosystem are the result of a collision of diverse experiences, actions, peoples, games, software, hardware, and roles. These literacies are multifaceted, multilayered, and multifarious. By acknowledging the call that these literacies hold, stakeholders can argue for their appreciation at all levels of the ecosystem. Literacies of the Esports Ecosystem answers this call. Contributors are: Anthony Betrus, Andrew Cochran, Luis E. Pérez Cortés, Jason Engerman, Thorkild Hanghøj, Ryan Rish and Kevin Sweeney.

Gamification is an up and coming popular trend in all levels and types of education, including public and private schools, higher education, the military, the private sector, and elsewhere. Gamification introduces aspects of game design like teamwork, competition, rewards and prizes, storytelling, and more into lesson plan units. In many cases, actual games, whether it be Scrabble, Hangman, Candy Crush, Dungeons & Dragons, and many others, are adapted into educational tools. This chapter collection will specifically look at the use of gamification techniques in Freshmen Writing courses and related Composition, Writing and Rhetoric classes. Each chapter will provide sample gamified lessons supported by relevant scholarship in both Gamification Theory and Writing Studies.

All games are potentially transformative experiences because they engage the player in dynamic action. When repurposed in an educational context, even highly popular casual games played online to pass the time can engage players in a way that deepens learning. Games as Transformative Experiences for Critical Thinking, Cultural Awareness, and Deep Learning: Strategies & Resources examines the learning value of a wide variety of games across multiple disciplines. Organized just like a well-made game, the book is divided into four parts highlighting classroom experiences, community and culture, virtual learning, and interdisciplinary instruction. The author crosses between the high school and college classroom and addresses a range of disciplines, both online and classroom practice, the design of curriculum, and the transformation of assessment practices. In addition to a wealth of practical exercises, resources, and lesson ideas, the book explains how to use a wide and diverse range of games from casual to massively multiplayer online games for self-improvement as well as classroom situations.

El principal objetivo del libro es presentar las principales variables, atributos y características que debe adoptar una app educativa gamificada para su correcta integración dentro y fuera de las aulas. Asimismo, se presenta la descripción de las fases y las características para la creación de la app GAUBI-Orto, pensada para la enseñanza gamificada de la ortografía en educación primaria. Una app diseñada y creada al amparo del proyecto de investigación financiado por la agencia estatal de investigación española I+D+I titulado GAUBI (RTI2018-099764-B-100) (MICINN/FEDER). Creemos que este libro puede servir de referencia tanto a investigadores como a docentes en ejercicio, además de a cualquier persona interesada en el diseño de apps aplicadas a la educación. Al mismo tiempo, deseamos animar a la comunidad educativa a descargarse la aplicación y a jugar a los diferentes minijuegos, que permiten ir avanzando en el conocimiento ortográfico desde una perspectiva sostenible y gamificada (acceso a la descarga en el código QR).

This book is for language researchers, teachers, and practitioners who wish to embark on an educational journey to explore and deepen the understanding and potential of the digital medium. It is the first comprehensive text on Digital Storytelling (DST) as an instructional approach in the EFL university classroom and Digital Game-based Learning (DGBL) in the EFL school setting based on original, ex-Novo gamified experiences. Through specific teaching choices and the creation of context-based multimedia tools and workshops, the book offers a resource – empowered by a detailed description, personalisation, and application of methods – through which teachers and educators can embed these two educational approaches into the curriculum. It also provides productive and promising results on students'language improvement and enhancement of the so-called 21st Century Skills as required by today's European Regulations for Lifelong Learning.

Gamification is an increasingly popular technology that has been utilized across a number of fields such as business, medicine, and education. As education continues to turn toward online teaching and learning, gamification is one of many new technologies that have been proven to assist educators in providing holistic and effective instruction. Additional research is required to ensure this technology is utilized appropriately within the classroom. The Handbook of Research on the Influence and Effectiveness of Gamification in Education considers the importance of gamification in the current learning environment and discusses the best practices, opportunities, and challenges of this innovative technology within an educational setting. Covering a wide range of critical topics such as engagement, serious games, and escape rooms, this major reference work is essential for policymakers, academicians, administrators, scholars, researchers, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Gaming is increasingly prevalent in our society and everyday lives as a form of leisure or competition. The typical aim of gaming is to gain a pleasant experience from the game. Because of the saturation of gaming in global society, the gamification concept and its operationalization in non-gaming contexts has become a growing practice. This technological novelty is the basis for an innovative change in many types of environments such as education, commerce, marketing, work, health, governance, and sustainability, among others. The service sector especially has shown widespread adoption of the method as it seeks to increase and motivate audiences and promote brands. However, little research is available on the adoption of gamification in organizations, leading to a need for literature that investigates best practices for utilization and implementation. The Handbook of Research on Cross-Disciplinary Uses of Gamification in Organizations is a comprehensive and timely reference book that explores the field of gamification for economic and social development. This book provides dynamic research from this emerging field. Covering topics such as distance learning, health behaviors, and workplace training, this book is a valuable reference for researchers, marketing managers, students, managers, executives, software developers, IT specialists, technology developers, faculty of P-12 and higher education, teachers, professors, government officials, and academicians.

As new technologies and professional profiles emerge, traditional education paradigms have to be adapted to new scenarios, creating favorable conditions for promoting transversal skills among students. Consequently, there is a growing demand for training in emergent skills to solve problems of different natures, distributive leadership competencies, empathy, ability to control emotions, etc. In this sense, one of the challenges that educators of all different educational levels and training contexts have to face is to foster these skills in their courses. To overcome these obstacles, innovative and disruptive methodologies, such as game-based learning activities like escape rooms, can be a great ally for teachers to work on transversal skills and specific knowledge at the same time. The Handbook of Research on Using Disruptive Methodologies and Game-Based Learning to Foster Transversal Skills gathers knowledge, skills, abilities, and capabilities on innovative and disruptive methodologies that can be applied in all educational levels to foster transversal skills. This publication contains different contributions focused on the description of innovative educational methods, processes, and tools that can be adopted by teachers to promote transversal skills such as creativity, critical thinking, decision-making, and entrepreneurial skills. This book is ideal for teachers, instructional designers, educational software developers, academics, professionals, students, and researchers working at all levels in the educational field and provides valuable background information to professionals who aim to overcome traditional paradigm obstacles and meet student needs by means of innovative and disruptive methodologies.

Engaging Social-Emotional Skits for Gifted Students gives you all the tools you need to help gifted children expand social skills and develop a better understanding of self, peer relations, task commitment, and leadership through insightful, engaging roleplay!Presented in an easy-to-read, conversational style using real-world examples, these open-ended roleplay scenarios teach students how to recognize, monitor, and adjust their behavior. Covering topics from anxiety to patience to teasing and cooperation, each skit includes a problem that invites students to develop their own solutions and takeaways from the situation.Ideal for learners in grades 2–6, these skits allow gifted students to engage with social-emotional learning, making tackling difficult social and emotional issues nonthreatening and fun.

Teaching in the Game-Based Classroom is a hands-on guide to leveraging students'embrace of video games toward successful school performance. Evidence tells us that game-based learning can help teachers design classes, develop transformative learning tools, and assess progress on multiple levels not dependent on one-size-fits-all bubble sheets. Authored by game-savvy teachers in partnership with classroom-experienced academics, the highly varied chapters of this book are concise yet filled with sound pedagogical approaches. Middle and high school educators will find engaging new ways of inspiring students'intrinsic motivation, skill refinement, positive culture-building, autonomy as learners, and more.

El ejemplar siguiente expone los principales fundamentos del juego como actividad medular para la infancia y la edad preescolar, en particular. En él se detallan, entre otros aspectos, los valores más importantes de esta actividad que constituye una herramienta para el desarrollo social y físico de los niños.

Computer simulations, serious digital games, and gamification add fun and engagement to business courses, while also improving students'learning outcomes. Computer Simulations and Gaming provides business educators with the theoretical background, selection foundations, and implementation advice they need to successfully select and implement computer simulations, serious digital games, and/or gamification elements.The book opens by defining computer simulations, serious digital games, and gamification, then highlights the learning theories that contribute to their effectiveness at improving learning outcomes. From there the authors provide information that helps educators select computer simulations, serious digital games, and/or gamification elements, by reviewing their benefits and drawbacks, identifying contextual considerations, and providing a heuristic. The authors then offer advice to prepare educators to implement computer simulations, serious digital games, and/or gamification elements in their classrooms. In addition, they have included a list of tools and resources as well as an annotated bibliography that point readers towards helpful additional information.In an ever-changing world of tech, business educators at all levels will come to rely on the helpful guidance in Computer Simulations and Gaming to engage students.

Games can act as invaluable tools for the teaching of the Middle Ages. The learning potential of physical and digital games is increasingly undeniable at every level of historical study. These games can provide a foundation of information through their stories and worlds. They can foster understanding of complex systems through their mechanics and rules. Their very nature requires the player to learn to progress. The educational power of games is particularly potent within the study of the Middle Ages. These games act as the first or most substantial introduction to the period for many students and can strongly influence their understanding of the era. Within the classroom, they can be deployed to introduce new and alien themes to students typically unfamiliar with the subject matter swiftly and effectively. They can foster an interest in and understanding of the medieval world through various innovative means and hence act as a key educational tool. This volume presents a series of essays addressing the practical use of games of all varieties as teaching tools within Medieval Studies and related fields. In doing so it provides examples of the use of games at pre-university, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels of study, and considers the application of commercial games, development of bespoke historical games, use of game design as a learning process, and use of games outside the classroom. As such, the book is a flexible and diverse pedagogical resource and its methods may be readily adapted to the teaching of different medieval themes or other periods of history.

While gaming has become an increasingly popular leisure activity in society, the success of the videogame market has also contributed to the application of serious games in many different contexts and most importantly for learning purposes. This technological novelty is the basis for an innovative change in myriad environments such as education, commerce, marketing, healthcare, and many more. It is of great import to understand these applications in order to improve organizational development. The Handbook of Research on Promoting Economic and Social Development Through Serious Games provides reflection on the multidisciplinary applications of serious games. This book contextualizes the importance of serious games in organizational and societal improvement. Covering topics such as cultural heritage, mental health, and tourism, this book is a dynamic resource for policymakers, academicians, interdisciplinary researchers, graduate and post-graduate students, technology developers, faculty of K-12 and higher education, and government officials.

Presenting original studies and rich conceptual analyses, this volume reports on theoretical issues involved in the use of simulations and games in educational assessment. Chapters consider how technologies can be used to effectively assess, modify, and enhance learning and assessment in education and training.By highlighting theoretical issues arising from the use of games and simulations as assessment tools for selection and classification, training, and evaluation across educational and workplace contexts, the volume offers both broad conceptual views on assessment, as well as rich descriptions of various, context-specific applications. Through a focus that includes both quantitative and qualitative approaches, policy implications, meta-analysis, and constructs, the volume highlights commonalities and divergence in theoretical research being conducted in relation to K-12, post-secondary, and military education and assessment. In doing so, the collection enhances understanding of how games and simulations can intersect with the science of learning to improve educational outcomes.Given its rigorous and multidisciplinary approach, this book will prove an indispensable resource for researchers and scholars in the fields of educational assessment and evaluation, educational technology, military psychology, and educational psychology.

This book is written for teacher educators who are looking for strategies to teach a foreign or second language in a more meaningful way whilst applying active methodologies to develop critical thinking skills. The book is designed to guide the readers through a series of simulations that provide challenging learning opportunities, similar to the ones experienced in real life, whereby each simulation is designed to support participants'language and critical thinking skills and their abilities as future teachers. The book first introduces the concept of simulations in education. Then it provides examples of fully developed simulations and instructions for their implementation, a template for the readers to create their own simulations, as well as suggestions for peer classroom observation and professional development. Finally, three case studies exploring student learning through simulations are presented. This book is a useful teaching resource for teacherinstructors, English as a Second Language/English as a Foreign Language students, secondary school teachers and for language institutions.

How do you get students to engage in a historical episode or era? How do you bring the immediacy and contingency of history to life? Michael A. Barnhart shares the secret to his award-winning success in the classroom with Can You Beat Churchill?, which encourages role-playing for immersive teaching and learning. Combating the declining enrollment in humanities classes, this innovative approach reminds us how critical learning skills are transmitted to students: by reactivating their curiosity and problem-solving abilities.Barnhart provides advice and procedures, both for the use of off-the-shelf commercial simulations and for the instructor who wishes to custom design a simulation from scratch. These reenactments allow students to step into the past, requiring them to think and act in ways historical figures might have. Students must make crucial or dramatic decisions, though these decisions need not align with the historical record. In doing so, they learn, through action and strategic consideration, the impact of real individuals and groups of people on the course of history. There is a quiet revolution underway in how history is taught to undergraduates. Can You Beat Churchill? hopes to make it a noisy one.

La simulación como estrategia educativa, en este caso, está orientada a docentes de una lengua extranjera o segunda lengua como a docentes en el campo de las humanidades. El presente trabajo sirve de guía a través de una serie de simulaciones que proporcionan oportunidades de aprendizaje desafiantes, similares a las que se experimentan en la vida real. Cada una de ellas gira en torno a temas educativos y de gestión, constan de un escenario y perfiles que los participantes adoptan para llevar a cabo las negociaciones y tomas de decisión. Las simulaciones están diseñadas para apoyar el desarrollo de habilidades lingüísticas y de pensamiento crítico. El libro redefine el concepto de simulación en educación, ofrece una plantilla para que los lectores creen sus propias simulaciones y recoge algunas indicaciones para llevar a cabo una observación directa de todo el proceso. Se ofrecen instrumentos de observación que facilitan la recogida de información sobre todas las fases de la simulación: briefing-simulacióndebriefing. Por último, se presentan tres estudios de caso que evidencian la efectividad de la simulación en la especialidad de inglés en formación del profesorado de primaria y secundaria.María Laura Angelini es doctora en didáctica y profesora acreditada e investigadora en la Universidad Católica de Valencia ‘San Vicente Mártir'. Es la investigadora principal (IP) del grupo de investigación Interdisciplinary Group on Active Learning and Assessment (IGALA). En su docencia e investigación, integra métodos de enseñanza-aprendizaje activos y la evaluación formativa y compartida. Lleva a cabo investigación acción mediante la aplicación de la simulación en la enseñanza del inglés que se recoge en sus numerosas publicaciones. Es formadora acreditada de Virtual Exchange por Erasmus +. En su docencia promueve el entendimiento hacia temas de alcance social, fomenta el respeto por los derechos humanos y animales, y el desarrollo de la empatía a través de escenarios de simulación. Actualmente, investiga la efectividad de la simulación a gran escala mediante intercambios virtuales entre docentes en activo, docentes en formación y expertos en formación de profesorado procedentes de diferentes instituciones a nivel mundial.

Games of History provides an understanding of how games as artefacts, textual and visual sources on games and gaming as a pastime or a “serious” activity can be used as sources for the study of history.From the vast world of games, the book's focus is on board and card games, with reference to physical games, sports and digital games as well. Considering culture, society, politics and metaphysics, the author uses examples from various places around the world and from ancient times to the present to demonstrate how games and gaming can offer the historian an alternative, often very valuable and sometimes unique path to the past. The book offers a thorough discussion of conceptual and material approaches to games as sources, while also providing the reader with a theoretical starting point for further study within specific thematic chapters. The book concludes with three case studies of different types of games and how they can be considered as historical sources: the gladiatorial games, chess and the digital game Civilization.Offering an alternative approach to the study of history through its focus on games and gaming as historical sources, this is the ideal volume for students considering different types of sources and how they can be used for historical study, as well as students who study games as primary or secondary sources in their history projects.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how much humans rely, more than ever before in our history, on technology. While technology in its simplest definition is the use of a tool for a practical purpose, in the last three decades, educators can confidently say it has revolutionized how information is communicated and accessed. Most importantly, educators who had to recently shift their classes online understood the important role of technology to stay connected and instruct students remotely. There are many different facets of technology in today's classrooms and ideas on where educators are headed in preparing their students for a technology-rich world. With new technologies being constantly developed and new scenarios rising to the surface in the educational environment, the future of technology in the classroom is widespread, consistently growing, and always advancing with more technological reliance. Emerging Realities and the Future of Technology in the Classroom provides an understanding on how technology is integrated into today's classroom and how institutions can be further informed of the importance of technology in today's world. This book examines a variety of pertinent topics that look at the present and future potential roles of technology in the classroom. While highlighting topics such as STEM in online education, leadership and technology, new instructional models in online learning, and gaming in education, this book is essential for teachers across all disciplines and in higher education and K-12, school administrators, principals, instructional designers, librarians, media specialists, educational software developers, educational technologists, IT specialists, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the current status of technology in the classroom and its potential role in education for the years ahead.

This book includes more than twenty computer games and simulations for use in teacher training. Each of these simulations is innovative and presents an opportunity for pre-service teachers to have hands-on experience in an area of need prior to teaching in the classroom. Information on the simulation origins, including theoretical underpinnings, goals, characteristics, relevant research/program evaluation results, discussion of benefits and limitations as well as dissemination, recommended use, scope of practice, etc. of each game or simulation are included. Pre-service and new teachers will gain a number of useful skills through completion of these simulations and higher education faculty and administrators will gain a plethora of research-based and effective training tools for use in their teacher training programs.

The Routledge Companion to Games in Architecture and Urban Planning aims to identify and showcase the rich diversity of games, including: simulation games, game-like approaches, game scenarios, and gamification processes for teaching/learning, design and research in architecture and urban planning.This collection creates an opportunity for exchange and reflection on games in architecture and urban planning. Theoretical discussions, descriptive accounts, and case studies presenting empirical evidence are featured; combined with reflections, constructive critical analysis, discussions of connections, and various influences on this field.Twenty-eight international contributors have come together from eleven countries and five continents to present their studies on games in architecture and urban planning, pose new questions, and advocate for innovative perspectives.

O objeto deste livro é a percepção de docentes e discentes sobre a eficácia da Simulação Realística no ensino em enfermagem. Para realização deste estudo o autor partiu da seguinte questão: A Simulação Realística, como método de ensino e de aprendizagem em enfermagem, facilita o trabalho de docentes e de discentes, mormente o do aprendizado? Na busca de resposta para esta questão, iniciou-se o trabalho de investigação com o levantamento de teorias da aprendizagem significativa para adultos e, nesse universo, encontrou-se Paulo Freire como um referencial para a pesquisa desse objeto. Os objetivos deste livro são: 1. Verificar a percepção dos discentes e docentes frente à utilização do método de simulação realística na graduação em enfermagem; 2. Avaliar se o método da Simulação Realística contribui para a formação de um profissional de enfermagem mais seguro, dinâmico e comunicativo.

This book aims to further a debate about aspects of'playing'and'gaming'in connection with history. Reaching out to academics, professionals and students alike, it pursues a dedicated interdisciplinary approach. Rather than only focusing on how professionals could learn from academics in history, the book also ponders the question of what academics can learn from gaming and playing for their own practice, such as gamification for teaching, or using'play'as a paradigm for novel approaches into historical scholarship.'Playing'and'gaming'are thus understood as a broad cultural phenomenon that cross-pollinates the theory and practice of history and gaming alike.

Environmental Science and International Politics features two reacting games in one volume, immersing students in the complex process of negotiating international treaties to control environmental pollution. The issues are similar in all the modules; environmental justice, national sovereignty, and the inherent uncertainty of the costs and benefits of pollution control. Students also must understand the basic science of each problem and possible solutions. Acid Rain in Europe, 19779-1989 covers the negotiation of the Long Range Transport Pollution treaty. This was the first ever international pollution control treaty and remains at the forefront of addressing European pollution. This game can be used in a variety of ways and to examine either sulfur dioxide pollution, nitrogen oxide pollution, or both. This game includes summaries of a number of relevant technical articles to support student arguments. Students must deal with the limitations of national resources as they decide how much of their limited money to spend.Climate Change in Copenhagen, 2009 covers the negotiations at the Conference of Parties 15 meeting that was attended by a large number of national leaders. The game also includes representatives of non-government organizations and the press. Students wrestle with the need to work within conflicting limits set by their governments.

The book presents the possibilities and realities of virtual worlds in education through the application of 3D virtual worlds to support authentic learning, creativity, learner engagement and cultural diversity in higher education. It includes a unique variety of cross disciplinary approaches to research, teaching and learning in a virtual world, including analysis of data from the experiences of students in education, law, Chinese language, sustainability, computer architecture, business, health and the Arts. The book provides unique learning experiences that have celebrated the rich media of virtual world environments through the utilisation of affordances such as simulation, bots, synchronous interaction, machinima and games. The perspectives come from Australia and New Zealand higher education academics but transferable to any higher educational institution in the sector, worldwide, and is significant to various disciplines in the higher education field.

Education is increasingly being involved with technological resources in order to meet the needs of emerging generations, consequently changing the way people teach and learn. Game-based learning is a growing aspect of pedagogical practice, and it is important to disseminate research trends and innovations in this field. The Handbook of Research on Immersive Digital Games in Educational Environments provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of digital games and technological resources and applications within contemporary education. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as digital integration, educational simulation, and learning theories, this book is ideally designed for teachers, pre-service teachers, students, educational researchers, and education software developers seeking current research on diverse immersive platforms and three-dimensional environments that support the creation of digital games and other applications to improve teaching and learning processes.