ICEM: College Students’ Perceptions on Educational Impact of World of Warcraft

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Short Description

The purpose of the study was to explore college students’ experiences with playing World of Warcraft (WoW) and their views on the application of WoW in educational settings. Findings revealed that players thought that playing WoW was fun, relaxing, motivating, but sometimes almost to the point of being addictive. The findings also support student perception of teamwork, cooperating, socialization, and development of academic skills in playing WoW to academic settings.

Authors

• Nariman Ali Alawami, University of Northern Colorado

• Heng-Yu Ku, University of Northern Colorado