How Computer Games Help Children Learn
How Computer Games Help Children Learn
Social Perception and Steering for Online Avatars
IVA '08 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents
Psychometric and Evidentiary Approaches to Simulation Assessment in Packet Tracer Software
ICNS '09 Proceedings of the 2009 Fifth International Conference on Networking and Services
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Affect Detection: An Interdisciplinary Review of Models, Methods, and Their Applications
IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing
Using tutors to improve educational games
AIED'11 Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Artificial intelligence in education
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education - Special issue on Best of ITS 2010
Toward a machine learning framework for understanding affective tutorial interaction
ITS'12 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems
An analysis of attention to student --- adaptive hints in an educational game
ITS'12 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems
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This paper describes the rationale, implementation logic, and user data related to a simulation-based serious game in the domain of computer networking. The resulting micro-world was created to provide rich and open user experiences that mimic important aspects of the real world relevant to technical knowledge, social understanding, and the application of skills in the networking domain. Simulation software called Packet Tracer provides a comprehensive micro-world authoring tool that allows the construction and use of network micro-worlds while a game layer called Aspire overlays Packet Tracer to simulate complex social interactions, requirements of problem formulation and solution, recovery from failure and other important skills needed for success in computer networking professions. These tools were designed from an ECD framework over a number of years and initial studies regarding their use are discussed.