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In this work, we present the results of a role-playing game experience carried out with a group of 9- to 12-year-old children during the COVID-19 emergence. The ‘harmony in education’ approach has been used to adapt the game design to the constraints imposed by the online context and the young age of the students involved. The results show the effectiveness of the approach in terms of 21st-century skills training with particular evidence on perspective-taking.
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In D&D, each PC has several skills (Athletics, Insight, Perception, etc.) and an individual’s proficiency in a skill demonstrates a focus on that aspect.
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Spotorno, R., Picone, M., Gentile, M. (2020). Designing an Online Dungeons & Dragons Experience for Primary School Children. In: Marfisi-Schottman, I., Bellotti, F., Hamon, L., Klemke, R. (eds) Games and Learning Alliance. GALA 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12517. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63464-3_20
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