Gabriella Dodero
Rosella Gennari
ABSTRACT
Game design is recently conducted at school for eliciting children's design ideas about games for them. However, game design is a complex interaction design task, requiring rather mature cognitive skills. This paper reflects on it, reporting a gamified game design experience with groups of children in primary schools.
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- "There Is No Rose Without A Thorn": An Assessment of a Game Design Experience for Children
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