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Role, play, and games: Comparison between role-playing games and role-play in education

2023; Elsevier BV; Volume: 8; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100527

2590-2911

Gary Collins Brata Winardy, Eva Septiana,

Child Development and Digital Technology

This article compares educational role-play and role-playing games in education by examining their definition, similarities in their elements, differences current use, implication of the elements of educational role-play and role-playing games, along with phenomenon unique to role-playing activities shared by both. This article will also outline how elements of educational role-play and role-playing games can aid in implementation of transformative learning, along with precautions and special attention that must be taken to conduct a role-playing activity in education.