Serious games and virtual worlds in education, professional development, and healthcare

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Bredl, Klaus., Bösche, Wolfgang.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2013.
• Subjects: Virtual reality in education.; Shared virtual environments.; Computer games > Design.; Career development > Computer simulation.; Medical care > Computer simulation.; Educational technologies; Immersive education; Serious games; Social computing; Virtual communities; Virtual learning environments
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (312 p.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9781466636743 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

"This book explains how digital environments can easily become familiar and beneficial for educational and professional development, with the implementation of games into various aspects of our environment"--Provided by publisher.