Articles – Tabletop Alliance

Promoting broad and stable improvements in low-income children’s numerical knowledge through playing number board games

May 22, 2021Scholarly Articles

Authors: Geetha Ramani & Robert Siegler Abstract: Theoretical analyses of the development of numerical representations suggest that playing linear number board games should enhance young children's numerical knowledge. Consistent with…

Collaborative Gaming: Teaching Children About Complex Systems and Collective Behavior

May 22, 2021Scholarly Articles

Authors: Kylie Peppler, Joshua Danis, & David Phelps Abstract: Although games—including board games, video games, and Massive Multiplayer Online Games—have garnered significant attention in recent years for their impact on…

Shallow Gamification: Testing Psychological Effects of Framing an Activity as a Game

May 22, 2021Scholarly Articles

Authors: Andreas Lieberoth Abstract: This article experimentally dissociates the psychological impact of framing versus game mechanics, when presenting a serious activity as a game. Studies of game elements in nongame…

Learning from number board games: You learn what you encode

May 22, 2021Scholarly Articles

Authors: Elida Laski & Robert Siegler Abstract: We tested the hypothesis that encoding the numerical–spatial relations in a number board game is a key process in promoting learning from playing…

Lost in Translation: Comparing the Impact of an Analog and Digital Version of a Public Health Game on Players’ Perceptions, Attitudes, and Cognitions

May 22, 2021Scholarly Articles

Authors: Geoff Kaufman & Mary Flanagan Abstract: In light of a growing body of work demonstrating the ability of games to transform cognitive skill sets and change attitudes toward social…

Tug-of-War: Seeking help while playing an education card game

May 21, 2021Scholarly Articles

Authors: Osvaldo Jiménez, Ugochi Acholonu, & Dylan Arena Abstract: This chapter examines motivational aspects that cause students to play educational games and learn their featured content, with particular emphasis on…

Spinners, Dice, and Pawns: Using Board Games to Prepare for Agent-Based Modeling Activities

May 21, 2021Scholarly Articles

Authors: Michael S. Horn, David Weintrop, Elham Beheshti, & Izabel Duarte Olson Abstract: Computational models and simulations can be powerful tools to help learners understand a widevariety of natural phenomena…

Playing number board games supports 5-year-old children’s early mathematical development

May 21, 2021Scholarly Articles

Authors: Jessica Elosfsson, Stefan Gustafson, Joakim Samuelsson, & Ulf Traff Abstract: The study examined effects of playing number games (linear number board game, circular number board game, and nonlinear numerical…

May 21, 2021Scholarly Articles

Authors: Sean Duncan, & Mathew Berland Abstract: Games scholarship has moved beyond principled description of experiences of gameplayto uncovering the ways that players make meaning in gaming spaces, be they…

A Proof-of-Concept Study of Game-Based Learning in Higher Education

May 21, 2021Scholarly Articles

Authors: Francesco Crocco, Kathleen Offenholley, & Carlos Hernandez Abstract: Background. Much literature has theorized on the potential educational benefits offered by game-based learning (GBL). However, recent meta-data analyses of studies…