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Trends and Applications of Serious Gaming and Social Media

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Editors:
  1. Youngkyun Baek

    1. Educational Technology, Boise State University, Boise, USA

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  2. Ryan Ko

    1. Computer Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

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  3. Tim Marsh

    1. Information Technology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia

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  • Highlights the challenges and potential of educational learning and industry training in Asia using serious games and social media platforms
  • Covers many different applications of educational games used in Asian classrooms
  • Written by experts in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Gaming Media and Social Effects (GMSE)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. The Future of Serious Games and Immersive Technologies and Their Impact on Society

    • David Wortley
    Pages 1-14

  3. The Road to E-Services: Online and Mobile Games as Enablers

    • Giuditta De Prato, Claudio Feijoo, Jean Paul Simon
    Pages 15-23

  4. Achievement Systems Explained

    • Luca Galli, Piero Fraternali
    Pages 25-50

  5. Identifying Triggers Within Persuasive Technology and Games for Saving and Money Management

    • Audrey Tan Yan Xi, Tim Marsh
    Pages 51-70

  6. Malware Analytics for Social Networking

    • Deepak Subramanian, Peter Kok Keong Loh
    Pages 71-87

  7. Serious Games and the Gamification of Mental Health Interventions

    • Jillian Sok Teng Boon, Daniel Shuen Sheng Fung
    Pages 89-110

  8. Educational Implications of Social Network Games

    • Youngkyun Baek, Beomkyu Choi
    Pages 111-127

  9. An Analysis of a Social Network Game in View of Consumption Education Class

    • Soojeong Lee
    Pages 129-141

  10. Learning Subject Knowledge and Acquiring Twenty-First Century Skills Through Game Development in the Classroom

    • Clara Hui, Frankie Tam
    Pages 143-156

  11. Learning with World of Warcraft: A Study with MMORPG Brazilian Players

    • Sylker Teles da Silva
    Pages 157-170

  12. Learning Through Playing in Hong Kong Classrooms

    • Clara Hui, Frankie Tam
    Pages 171-183

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 185-186
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This book highlights the challenges and potential of educational learning or industry-based training using serious games and social media platforms. In particular, the book addresses applications used in businesses and education-related organizations in Asia, where the framework and experience of serious games have been used to address specific problems in the real world. The topics that will be present in this book includes future of serious games and immersive technologies and their impact on society; online and mobile games; achievement systems in serious games; persuasive technology and games for saving and money management; malware analytics for social networking; serious games for mental health interventions; educational implications of social network games; learning and acquiring subject knowledge using serious games in classrooms. The target audience for this book includes scientists, engineers and practitioners involved in the field of Serious Games. The major part of this book comprises of papers that have been presented at the Serious Games and Social Connect 2012 conference held in Singapore (October 4, 2012). All the contributions have been peer reviewed and by scientific committee members with report about quality, content and originality.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Educational Technology, Boise State University, Boise, USA

    Youngkyun Baek

  • Computer Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

    Ryan Ko

  • Information Technology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia

    Tim Marsh

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