Essential Question: What common characteristics do engaging games have?First we must talk about what a game is. Smith-Robbins (2011) says that all games have "three basic characteristics":
How are games made to be so engaging that we strive for an "epic win"? According to an Edutopia article titled Using Gaming Principles to Engage Students Kiang (2014) talked with game designer to create a list of the top 5 secrets they use to make gaming engaging to the user.
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