Research Interests
My research interests include game-based learning, attitudes and perceptions about video games in the classroom, designing serious games, and cultivating stealth learning opportunities using existing digital games.
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My area of focus is digital game-based learning, specifically designing serious games. I am currently working on projects applying game-based learning to an introductory American Government course and designing a digital game to teach middle school students the importance of investigating information (teaching media literacy and digital citizenship).
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Recent Presentations
Gould, H., Santos, D., Kohlburn, J. & Oprean, D.
(2023, October 16-19). Getting to the <3 of Things: How Game Feedback Enables Failure for Learning [Conference presentation]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2023 Conference, Orlando, FL, United States.
Oprean, D., Santos, D., Gould, H., Speir, E., du
Plessis, R., & Jacquet, S. (2023, October 16-19). It’s All in the Design – the Learning Design: Comparing Active Learning Affordances within VLEs [Conference presentation]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2023 Conference, Orlando, FL, United States.
Oprean, D., Gould, H., Riedel, N., & Larsen, S.
(2023, October 5-6). Collect that Coin: Efficacy Testing of Platformer Game Mechanics with Adult Learners [Conference presentation]. European Conference on Games-Based Learning, Enschede, Netherlands
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