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An update to the systematic literature review of empirical evidence of the impacts and outcomes of computer games and serious games

Boyle, Elizabeth A., Hainey, Thomas, Connolly, Thomas M., Gray, Grant, Earp, Jeffrey, Ott, Michela, Lim, Theodore, Ninaus, Manuel, Ribeiro, Claudia, Pereira, João·2016·Computers & Education

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Authors: Boyle, E. A., Hainey, T., Connolly, T. M., Gray, G., Earp, J., Ott, M., Lim, T., Ninaus, M., Ribeiro, C., & Pereira, J.
Affiliations: University of the West of Scotland (GB)
Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche (IT)
Heriot-Watt University (GB)
University of Graz (AT)
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento (PT)
Corresponding author: Boyle, Elizabeth A.
ORCID: Boyle, Elizabeth A.
Hainey, Thomas
Connolly, Thomas M.
Earp, Jeffrey
Lim, Theodore
Ninaus, Manuel
Pereira, João
Venue: Computers & Education
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2016-03
Volume: 94
Pages: 178-192
ISSN: 0360-1315 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2015.11.003
OpenAlex: W2194213766
Cited by: 1,133
References: 165
Citations by year: 2026: 86 · 2025: 80 · 2024: 91 · 2023: 125 · 2022: 128 · 2021: 158 · 2020: 141 · 2019: 132 · 2018: 101 · 2017: 62 · 2016: 29
FWCI: 13.56
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Computers & Education (publishedVersion)
CNR ExploRA (submittedVersion)
Funders: EU (258169)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Games and Gamification
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Games and Media
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Keywords: serious games, video games, game-based learning, match outcome, knowledge acquisition, behavior change, affective learning outcomes, cognitive outcomes, physiological outcomes, STEM education, health education, game features, student engagement

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