Introduction

I am a researcher and my main interests concern the use of Digital Games for purposes beyond entertaiment and the multimedia applications. I have been engaged with different approaches of Game-based Learning, such as the Design Process, the Integration of Educational Content in the Gameplay Mechanics, the Collaborative Perspective of Digital Games, and the idea of Game Making for learning purposes.

Research Interests

• Serious Games
  • Game Design
  • Game making for learning
• Multimedia Applications
• Computing Education
  • Programming learning
  • Computational Thinking

Special Issue

Call for Papers: Through COVID-19 and Beyond: How Game-Based Learning and Gamification Can Build More Resilient Educational Settings for Students and Their Teachers