The complete guide to simulations and serious games : how the most valuable content will be created in the age beyond Gutenberg to Google / Clark Aldrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aldrich, Clark, 1967-

Series:

Pfeiffer essential resources for training and HR professionals The complete guide to simulations and serious games

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Simulated environment (Teaching method).

Video games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (576 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Pfeiffer, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""Ready to blow your mind? Spend 15 seconds reading Clark Aldrich's The Complete Guide to Simulations and Serious Games. Witty, fast-paced, and non-linear -- it's Spock meets Alton Brown."" -- Lynne Kenney, Psy.D., The Family Coach This exciting work offers designers a new way to see the world, model it, and present it through simulations. A groundbreaking resource, it includes a wealth of new tools and terms and a corresponding style guide to help understand them. The author -- a globally recognized industry guru -- covers topics such as virtual experiences, games, simulations, e

Contents:

The Complete Guide to Simulations and Serious Games: How the Most Valuable Content Will be Created in the Age Beyond Gutenberg to Google; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE: THE ELEMENTS OF INTERACTIVITY; INTRODUCTION; Part I: GENRES: Savior or Saboteur for Literacy 2.0?; Part II: SIMULATION ELEMENTS-ACTIONS AND RESULTS: Framing the Missing Essence of Research and Analysis; Part III: SIMULATION ELEMENTS OF SYSTEMS; Part IV: BUILDING INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS; Part V: FORMAL LEARNING PROGRAM; Appendix: SIMULATION CASE STUDIES: Do Sims Work Better Than Traditional Instruction?; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612302084

9780470506745

0470506741

9781282302082

1282302086

9780470506721

0470506725

OCLC:

646842033