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pedagogical and technological barriers that impact on the use of games technology for learning
acquisition.
The White Card Game was funded through the VET E-learning strategy and to date there has been
over 1000 downloads of the game, including institutions that only need a single copy for sitewide
distribution. The game has been recognised as a successful pedagogical platform, having won
Bronze in the IMS Global Learning Impact awards in San Diego, 2013, and Simulation Australia -
Grand Prize 2013.
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