Summary: | The advancement of computer and web technology
has enabled the growth of one of the most popular
application nowadays: online computer games.
Thousands of online games are available on the
internet consists of different genre, graphics and
patterns which enable gamers around the world play
their favourite games alone or simultaneously. The
engagement and immersion provided by games is no
doubt is very high. For this matter, the games should
be exploited as a medium for teaching and learning
because we may never have experienced same level of
engagement in our conventional teaching and learning
medium among our students. However, designing and
developing educational computer games is a
multidisciplinary activity involving computer expert,
educational expert, art designers and story creator.
Therefore, the process of creating such games is never
be easy especially if we want to achieved something the
best in terms of good game play and by the same time
gaining lot of learning benefits. This study will define
the issues and elements needed in this multidisciplinary
activity. This will be as a guide in the design and
development of an online computer
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