Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; Foreword Henry Jenkins; Introduction Sara de Freitas and Paul Maharg; Part I: Theoria - Theoretical Positions; 1. Digital Games and Learning: Modelling learning experiences in the digital age Paul Maharg and Sara de Freitas; 2. Four-dimensional Consideration of Feedback in Serious Games Ian Dunwell, Sara de Freitas and Steve Jarvis; 3. A Complex Systems Framework for Simulating Teaching and Learning David Gibson; Part II: Cultura - Cultural Perspectives; 4. Revolution: Experiential learning through virtual role play Russell Francis; 5. Stealth Learning in Online Games Esther MacCallum-Stewart; 6. Murder on Grimm Isle: The design of a game-based learning environment Michele Dickey; 7. Are Games All Child's Play? Scot Osterweil and Eric Klopfer; Part III: Praxis - Theory into practice; 8. Constructions of Games, Teachers and Young People in Formal Learning Richard Sandford, Keri Facer and Ben Williamson; 9. Games and Simulations in Informal Science Education Kurt Squire and Nathan J. Patterson; 10. From Master to Games-Master: Managing disequilibrium and scaffolding in simulation-based learning Karen Barton and Patricia McKellar; 11. Designing Serious Games for Cultural Heritage Purposes Francesco Bellotti, Riccardo Berta, Alessandro De Gloria, Giulia Panizza, Matteo Pellegrino and Ludovica Primavera; Index.