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Table 3 An overview of the games the students play and the reasons

From: An exploration of the possible educational opportunities and the challenges at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds occupied by 10–14 year-old students

Games

One player

Multiplayer

Immersive/3D

Strategy/problem

Reasons

Roblox

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fun, friends

Mariokart

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Racing

Dune

Yes

N

N

Yes

Entertainment

Super Mario Odyssey

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Exploration

Pixel Gun 3D

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Entertainment

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Exploration

Rules of survival

No

Yes

Yes

No

Compete, friends

Stack jump

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Challenges, entertainment

Minecraft

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Create, fun

Hide.io

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fun

Turbo dismount

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Injure avatar

NBA Live

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Build, Compete

Pokemon fire red

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fun

SimCity BuildIt

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Build

Sims

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No reason offered