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A systematic literature review of the impacts of digital games designed for older adults

Ya-Ling WangDepartment of Adult and Continuing Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Huei-Tse HouGraduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chin-Chung TsaiProgram of Learning Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan & Institute for Research Excellence in Learning Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-17 | Published online: 06 Dec 2019

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