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. 2020 Mar 20;1(1):100002.
doi: 10.1016/j.patter.2020.100002. eCollection 2020 Apr 10.

What Have Games Got to Do with Me?

Valerie McCutcheon  1 , George Bray  2
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What Have Games Got to Do with Me?

Valerie McCutcheon et al. Patterns (N Y). .

Abstract

Is the proliferation of work-based games just a distraction, or can they actually help us to acquire work-specific knowledge? This Opinion explains why we can see the benefits of such games, despite initial skepticism. Players learn from listening to and observing others, and some people even enjoy the games.

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