Engagement: Gaming throughout the curriculum

Briana B. Morrison; Jon A. Preston

doi:10.1145/1539024.1508990

Engagement: Gaming throughout the curriculum

Briana B. Morrison, Jon A. Preston

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Abstract

This paper considers how gaming has been infused into the computing curriculum of institutions in the United States. To increase motivation of students and improve retention, many programs have begun using gaming in their introductory courses, as upper level electives, or as separate degree programs. The authors review the current use of gaming within curricula and analyze the content of game development degree programs. Finally, the authors describe plans at their institution to incorporate gaming throughout the computing curriculum and present initial results.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	342-346
Number of pages	5
Journal	SIGCSE Bulletin Inroads
Volume	41
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1539024.1508990
State	Published - Apr 2 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Computer game development
computer science education
digital games
game programming
introductory programming
student motivation

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General Computer Science

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