Games and Education: Designs in and for Learning

Hans Christian Arnseth is Professor of Learning and Digital Technologies at the University of Oslo. Currently he is head of research at the Department of Education. In his research he studies the various ways digital technologies transform learning, cognition and identity across formal and informal contexts.Thorkild Hanghøj is an Associate Professor in game-based learning at Aalborg University, where he co-directs the Center for Applied Game Research (CEAGAR). His research focuses on the educational use and design of games with special emphasis on game-related literacy practices and the role of the teacher in facilitating games.Thomas Duus Henriksen is an Associate Professor in Internal Communication and Organisational Processes at Aalborg University. His research focuses on how organisational processes and development is mediated through the use of tools, learning games, and other artefacts that affect how an organisation functions, and has been published in Development and Learning in Organizations.Robert Ramberg earned his PhD in cognitive psychology at the department of psychology, Stockholm University and holds a position as Professor at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University (Technology Enhanced Learning and Collaboration). Ramberg also holds a position as research director at the Swedish Air Force Simulation Center (FLSC), Swedish Defense Research Agency.Staffan Selander is PhD and Senior Professor in Didactic Science at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University. A major part of Selander’s research during the last 10 years has focused on designs for learning, knowledge representations and digital learning environments, including games for learning.

• ForewordJames Paul GeePrefaceAcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: Scandinavian PerspectivesHans Christian Arnseth, Thorkild Hanghøj, Thomas Duus Henriksen, Morten Misfeldt, Robert Ramberg and Staffan SelanderPart 1: Designs in Learning1. Digital Games and Simulations for LearningStaffan Selander, Victor Lim Fei, Mats Wiklund and Uno Fors2. Unpacking the Domains and Practices of Game-Oriented LearningThorkild Hanghøj, Morten Misfeldt, Jeppe Bundsgaard and Simon Skov Fougt3. Game-Based Learning in the Dialogical Classroom: Videogames for Collaborative Reasoning about Morality and Ethics in Citizenship EducationFilipa de Sousa4. Designing for Increased Participation by Using Game-Informed Learning and Role Play: Pupils as Co-Researchers in a Study on DemocracyJohanna Öberg5. Stories about History: Exploring Central Elements When Students Design Game NarrativesKristine ØygardsliaPart 2: Designs for Learning6. A Theory of Play DynamicsJari Due Jessen and Carsten Jessen7. Games as Tools for Dialogic Teaching and Learning: Outlining a Pedagogical Model for Researching and Designing Game-Based Learning EnvironmentsHans Christian Arnseth, Thorkild Hanghøj and Kenneth Silseth8. Learning and Design Processes in a Gamified Learning Design: Students Creating Curriculum-Based Digital Learning GamesCharlotte Lærke Weitze9. Designing with Teachers: Contrasting Teachers’ Experiences of the Implementation of a Gamified Application for Foreign Language LearnersCaroline Cruaud10. Group Processes in Learning Games for AdultsThomas Duus Henriksen11. Motivated Learning through Production-Oriented Game DevelopmentHenrik Schoenau-Fog, Lise Busk Kofoed, Lars Reng and Olga TimcenkoIndex