Although games are frequently described as 'engaging', what this means exactly continues
to be subject of debate in game literature. Engagement is often defined through related …

The endeavour of transferring attributes and qualities of games and game experiences to
users and contexts apart from entertainment values spanned a wide field of research over …

Background. Engagement has been identified as a crucial component of learning in games
research. However, the conceptualization and operationalization of engagement vary widely …

Game applications for purposes such as education, finance or health have attracted
considerable interest. However, development of these gameful applications is not …

While many categorizations and definitions have attempted to elucidate the elusive term
serious games, we are still some way off formulating an agreed understanding of what …

This article addresses recent approaches to uncovering and theorizing the design activities
that occur in online gaming affinity spaces. Examples are presented of productive …

This chapter draws upon O'Brien's Process Model of User Engagement to situate the game
experience literature on digital games. The temporal aspects of game play are characterised …

The term 'immersion'is used frequently by professional video game developers (in both the
entertainment and serious/applied industries), academics, journalists, and players …

The power of games for education is often described in terms of their potential to enhance
learning by engaging users. In this chapter, we investigate the idea of engagement in the …

By following action research principles this study develops a comprehensive framework that
enables more systematical data collection on the design and impact of edutainment …