Over the past two decades electronic games have become ingrained in our culture. Children's fixation with these games initially alarmed parents and educators, but educational researchers soon questioned whether the motivation to play could be tapped and harnessed for educational purposes. A number of educational electronic games have been developed and their success has been mixed. The great majority of these games are designed for single players; if there is more than one player, the players are usually required to take turns playing. Although learning within a cooperative group setting has been found to be extremely effective, designing educational games to support multiple players working together has received little attention. Using a multi-player game format could provide the motivation that children need to learn and at the same time enhance both the achievement and the social interactions of the children. In order to design multiplayer educational games we must understand what m...
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