TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This study aims to present a meta-analysis of the use of serious educational games in museums. The analysis is based on a critical literature review that maps educational roles of museums against serious educational games used in support of those roles. The meta-analysis focuses on the specific context of informal learning in museums.Design/methodology/approach The research design presented in this study is based on a meta-analysis research design that consists of a critical literature review, a multi-matrix representation of findings of the literature review and a conceptual visualization of the multidisciplinary area of the usage of serious games in support of educational roles in museums.Findings Clear and detailed categorizations of educational roles and serious games types for informal learning are presented. These are followed by matching these educational roles with published reports of the use of serious games within museums. The study concludes with observations and a conceptual map of the design of serious games for museums.Originality/value This study presents the first meta-analysis of research in this emergent multidisciplinary field. It will help serious game designers, museum educators and educational practitioners to make decisions regarding the choice of game type, customization and content design to support informal learning in the specific context of museum educational activities.
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
SN  - 1741-5659
DO  - 10.1108/ITSE-03-2019-0013
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/ITSE-03-2019-0013
AU  - Wang Meng
AU  - Nunes Miguel Baptista
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Matching serious games with museum’s educational roles: smart education in practice
T2  - Interactive Technology and Smart Education
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 319
EP  - 342
Y2  - 2024/09/23
ER  -