Playfulness and Creativity as Vital Features when School Children Develop Game-based Designs
By: Eva Brooks and Jeanette Sjöberg
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/dfl.170 | Journal eISSN: 2001-7480
Language: English
Page range: 137 - 150
Submitted on: Feb 17, 2021
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2022
Published on: Oct 28, 2022
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