Serious games as new educational tools: how effective are they? A meta-analysis of recent studies

C. Girard; J. Ecalle; A. Magnan

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jun 05, 2013) pp. 207–219

Computer-assisted learning is known to be an effective tool for improving learning in both adults and children. Recent years have seen the emergence of the so-called ‘serious games (SGs)’ that are flooding the educational games market. In this paper,...