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Exploring factors related to college student expertise in digital games and their relationships to academics

By: Karla R. Hamlen  
Open Access
|Oct 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rem-2017-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2037-0849 | Journal ISSN: 2037-0830
Language: English
Page range: 28 - 36
Published on: Oct 10, 2017
Published by: SIREM (Società Italiana di Ricerca sull’Educazione Mediale)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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