Title :
Enabling collaborative learning with an educational MMORPG
Author :
Liu, Chengzhi ; Wu, Bian
Author_Institution :
Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
In order to provide interesting theoretical education of software engineering, this paper presents a collaborative learning environment on the base of a multiplayer online game platform. A matching mechanism is designed to facilitate the collaboration among students with complementary knowledge. The implemented educational game can be used as a supplementary tool for traditional classroom teaching.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer games; software engineering; collaborative learning environment; complementary knowledge; educational MMORPG; massively multiplayer online role-playing game; matching mechanism; software engineering; traditional classroom teaching; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Education; Games; Knowledge engineering; Servers;
Conference_Titel :
Games Innovation Conference (IGIC), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Orange, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0258-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGIC.2011.6115019
