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Preparing Instructional Designers for Game-Based Learning: Part 1

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Like many rapidly growing industries, advances in video game technology are far outpacing research on its design and effectiveness. Relatively little is understood about how to apply what we know about teaching and learning to optimize game-based learning. For the most part, instructional designers know little about game development and video game developers may know little about training, education and instructional design. In this three part series of articles, four recognized and emerging experts in instructional game design discuss their perspectives on preparing instructional designers to optimize game-based learning. In Part I, we set the context for the series of articles and one of four faculty members who teach a graduate level course on game design discusses what he believes instructional designers should know about instructional game design based on his experiences. Part II will present alternative perspectives from two additional faculty members who teach courses in instructional game design, and Part III will present a fourth perspective along with conclusion that compares the four views.

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Atsusi Hirumi, Bob Appelman, Lloyd Rieber, Richard Van Eck

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Atsusi Hirumi, Bob Appelman, Lloyd Rieber, Richard Van Eck. Preparing Instructional Designers for Game-Based Learning: Part 1. TECHTRENDS TECH TRENDS 54, 27–37 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-010-0400-9

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