Massively Multi-user Online Games: The Emergence of Effective Collaborative Activities for Learning

The features and potential of MMOGs to constitute environments for collaborative problem solving activities for learning are the main focus of this paper. Principles from the area of CSCL, problem-solving, cognition and learning can be applied to the design of an educational MMOG so as for effective interactions and collaboration among the players to be fostered. We attempt to propose a framework for the investigation and design of effective collaborative problem solving tasks within MMOGs.