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A Study on Teaching and Learning the von Neumann Machine in a 3D Learning Environment

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Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning

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The paper presents the design of three serious games for teaching the basis of the von Neumann’s machine in a 3D environment. For this objective, the paper initially defines a framework useful to describe the design, then uses the framework to introduce the games. Furthermore, it presents a first prototype of one of the described games. It then describes the protocol that will used to evaluate the usability, proficiency and psychological effectiveness of such games, and ends with a brief discussion on the proposed study.

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  1. Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

    Maria Rosita Cecilia

  2. Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science and Mathematics, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

    Giovanni De Gasperis

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    Mauro Caporuscio

  2. Departamento de Informática y Automática, Universidad de Salamanca Departamento de Informática y Automática, Salamanca, Spain

    Fernando De la Prieta

  3. Dip. di Ingegneria e Sci. del.info.mat, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila Dip. di Ingegneria e Sci. del.info.mat, 67100, Italy

    Tania Di Mascio

  4. Computer Science Faculty, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Computer Science Faculty, Bolzano, Italy

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Cecilia, M.R., De Gasperis, G. (2016). A Study on Teaching and Learning the von Neumann Machine in a 3D Learning Environment. In: Caporuscio, M., De la Prieta, F., Di Mascio, T., Gennari, R., Gutiérrez Rodríguez, J., Vittorini, P. (eds) Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning . Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 478. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40165-2_10

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