
Results from a controlled study of the iPad fractions game Motion Math (Top Paper Award) Levelling Up on Stereotype Threat: The Role of Psychological Connection to Avatar in Math Performance Beyond Just Crunching Numbers: Games for Learning Math and Scienceĭesigning a Game-based Social Application for Mathematics Educationīy: Toru Fujimoto, Tadashi Misono, Kaoru Takahashi, Yusuke Otuji, Hisashi Suzuki and Yuhei Yamauchi.Follow the links to view the abstracts or complete papers when available. Papersīelow are the papers included in the electronic proceedings. The journal serves as a premiere outlet for ground-breaking work in the field of game studies and its scope includes the socio-cultural, political, and economic dimensions of gaming from a wide variety of perspectives. The Journal of Games and Culture is a peer-reviewed, international journal that promotes innovative theoretical and empirical research about games and culture within interactive media. Top Paper awardees were invited to submit a modified manuscript to the Meaningful Play 2012 Special Issue of the Journal of Games and Culture.

Paper submissions were considered for Top Paper awards by the program committee. Peer Review ProcessĪll paper submissions were peer-reviewed by at least three members of the program committee (see below) specializing in the area of the paper topic. It was hosted by the MSU Serious Games Program.

Meaningful Play 2012 took place October 18 - 20, 2012 in East Lansing, MI, USA on the campus of Michigan State University. Meaningful Play 2012 Conference Proceedings Overview
