Serious games as catalyst for intercultural literacy development? a case study of Immigropoly

This thesis inquires into whether a specific online game could be used as a catalyst for intercultural literacy development. The case study focused on Immigropoly, a game aimed at introducing the hardships of immigrants to society at large in Europe by putting players in control of a fictional immig...

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Main Author: Aalto, Johannes
Other Authors: Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kieli- ja viestintätieteiden laitos, Department of Language and Communication Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
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Published: 2017
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title_full Serious games as catalyst for intercultural literacy development? : a case study of Immigropoly
title_fullStr Serious games as catalyst for intercultural literacy development? : a case study of Immigropoly Serious games as catalyst for intercultural literacy development? : a case study of Immigropoly
title_full_unstemmed Serious games as catalyst for intercultural literacy development? : a case study of Immigropoly Serious games as catalyst for intercultural literacy development? : a case study of Immigropoly
title_short Serious games as catalyst for intercultural literacy development?
title_sort serious games as catalyst for intercultural literacy development a case study of immigropoly
title_sub a case study of Immigropoly
title_txtP Serious games as catalyst for intercultural literacy development? : a case study of Immigropoly
topic Immigropoly kulttuurienvälinen viestintä Master's Degree Programme in Intercultural Communication Tapaustutkimus 3134 tietokonepelit oppiminen kulttuurienvälisyys maahanmuuttajat maahanmuutto oppimispelit
topic_facet 3134 Immigropoly Master's Degree Programme in Intercultural Communication Tapaustutkimus kulttuurienvälinen viestintä kulttuurienvälisyys maahanmuuttajat maahanmuutto oppiminen oppimispelit tietokonepelit
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