Introduction to Instructional Games and Simulations: EME607: Macdonald-Kelce Library

• Gunter, G. A., Kenny, R. F., & Vick, E. H. (2008). Taking educational games seriously: using the RETAIN model to design endogenous fantasy into standalone educational games. Educational technology research and Development, 56(5-6), 511-537.
• Gunter, G. A., Campbell, L. O., Braga, J., Racilan, M., & Souza, V. V. S. (2016). Language learning apps or games: an investigation utilizing the RETAIN model. Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, 16(2), 209-235.

To locate journals in the database collection use the Ejournals search engine on the front page of the library's website (utopia.ut.edu).

The following journals might be useful as starting points for scholarly research.

International Journal of Game-Based Learning

British Journal of Educational Technology

Educational Technology Research & Development

Games & Simulations (not available through UT's database collection)

International Journal of Instructional Media

• Squire, K. (2006). From content to context: Videogames as designed experience. Educational researcher, 35(8), 19-29.
• Serious DGBL (digital game based learning) in an immersive (VR) environment:

  • Ensmann, S. (2024). Rights Quest: A Game for Child Rights Awareness. Proceeding for the 18th European Conference of Game-Based Learning. Link

  • Ensmann, S.  (2024). A Game Designed for Pro-Social Change: A Way Home! Proceeding for the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, pp. 676-680. Published by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Las Vegas, Nevada, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved May 26, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/224019/.

• Games to Teach Research
• See the Articles tab above for many more articles to get you started!

• Games for Social Change
• Math: Banking Fun
• SS & LA: iCivics**
• SS: History
• SS: Games for Social Change-Layoffs
• Your Environment!
• Google Doodle: Coding (See Google Doodle for other interactive games as well)
• Games designed to teach
• http://gamingthroughgovernment.weebly.com/

Endogenous games:

• 1st Example Game with 3D Representation: That Dragon, Cancer - pro-social themes and first-person, but point-and-click interaction
• 2nd Example Game with 3D Representation: The Beginner's Guide - not pro-social, but first-person & shows a walk-and-interact style of gameplay
• 3rd Example Game with 3D Representation: Audience follows a boy and earns XP points with the user selecting the right emotion to go with boy/avatar:
• 4th Example Game with 2D Representation: Night in the Woods - not necessarily pro-social, but showcases how 2D interactions can still allow players to engage with the world/story/character

Use the licenses (like Articulate) to develop your own games or have learners make their own games as evidence of PBL! Here are some Authorware sources to get you started.

• Music
• More music
• OBS - Record video from your phone while performing a screencast on your desktop with another tool. 

2-D Animations: https://www.synfig.org/

• Branching Authorware: Twine (Note, this makes a nice prototype of a game but a bit of HTML coding knowledge is helpful to save this final product.)
  • Twine tutorials
• Great platform for Choose Your Own Adventure games!