Towards the use of video games for learning: A survey about video Games preferences of engineering students

• Main Authors: María José Bouciguez, Graciela Santos, María José Abásolo Guerrero
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Postgraduate Office, School of Computer Science, Universidad Nacional de La Plata 2014-04-01
• Series: Journal of Computer Science and Technology
• Subjects: design educational technologies; virtual reality; interactive learning environments; video games; simulations
• Online Access: https://journal.info.unlp.edu.ar/JCST/article/view/584

Video games are now a widespread cultural practice, especially among young people, making them an ideal medium for the design of learning processes. In order to design educational technologies that provide teaching support we must first understand the practices developed by the young with computers and especially with video games. The aim of the present study is therefore to learn about the experience and expectations about video games among students, particularly engineering students. The results are going to be considered in the design of educational technologies based on interactive virtual environments that mediate the learning processes, particularly in physics course of engineering studies.