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More than Just Fun: Investigating Students' Perceptions towards the Potential of Leveraging Esports for Promoting the Acquisition of 21st Century Skills
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Yuchun Zhong; Kai Guo; Luke Kutszik Fryer; Samuel Kai Wah Chu; Hao Deng – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Esports (electronic sports) or competitive video gaming has taken its place as a leading form of entertainment for young people worldwide. However, esports were generally studied as a popular form of entertainment, and rarely have studies examined esports from an educational perspective. This study aimed to investigate the perceived impact of…
Descriptors: Video Games, College Students, 21st Century Skills, Communication Skills
From Gaming to Reality: Effectiveness of Skills Transfer from Competitive Sandbox Gaming Environment to Near and Far Contexts
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Yuchun Zhong; Luke Kutszik Fryer; Shiyue Zheng; Alex Shum; Samuel Kai Wah Chu – International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2025
Esports or competitive video gaming has been increasingly utilized to enhance essential twenty-first century skills. However, there is limited evidence on the extent to which the skills acquired from a gaming environment can be transferred to other settings. This study employed an experimental design to investigate the effectiveness of a…
Descriptors: Video Games, Game Based Learning, 21st Century Skills, Communication Skills