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 +2 more·2016·Computers & Education

DOI 10.1016/j.compedu.2015.11.003

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