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Learning english by creating, writing and playing WWW adventure games

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  1. The Language Centre, Helsinki University of Technology, 02150, Espoo, Finland

    Ruth Vilmi (English lecturer)

  2. the Laboratory of Information Processing Science, Helsinki University of Technology, Otakaari 1, SF-02150, Finland

    Lauri Malmi (senior lecturer)

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The writers would like to thank the following students and staff from the Helsinki University of Technology: Pentti Mikkonen (for the adventure game idea); Antti Henttonen, Ari Peltoniemi, & Petri Makkonen (for designing and implementing the game system); Juha Hyttonen, Mikko Rautiainen, & Timo Aterma (for writing “A Cruise to Remember”); Markku Hassinen (for writing “HUTmare”); Sari Huovinen (for advising the students on user interfaces); Mikko Salminen, Mikael Puittinen, & Mika Silander (for advising the English teacher on technical problems and doing the drawings).

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Vilmi, R., Malmi, L. Learning english by creating, writing and playing WWW adventure games. ETR&D 44, 109–118 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02300432

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