@article{1467665,
      recid = {1467665},
      author = {Ma, Minhua. and Oikonomou, Andreas V. and Jain, L. C.},
      title = {Serious games and edutainment applications /},
      publisher = {Springer-Verlag London Ltd.,},
      address = {London ;},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvi, 504 pages) :},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {The recent re-emergence of serious games as a branch of  video games and as a promising frontier of education has  introduced the concept of games designed for a serious  purpose other than pure entertainment. To date the major  applications of serious games include education and  training, engineering, medicine and healthcare, military  applications, city planning, production, crisis response,  to name just a few. If utilised alongside, or combined with  conventional training and educational approaches, serious  games could provide a more powerful means of knowledge  transfer in almost every application domain. Serious Games  and Edutainment Applications offers an insightful  introduction to the development and applications of games  technologies in educational settings. It includes  cutting-edge academic research and industry updates that  will inform readers of current and future advances in the  area. The book is suitable for both researchers and  educators who are interested in using games for educational  purposes, as well as game professionals requiring a  thorough understanding of issues involved in the  application of video games technology into educational  settings. It is also applicable to programmers, game  artists, and management contemplating or involved in the  development of serious games for educational or training  purposes.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1467665},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2161-9},
}