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In this chapter, we will describe an EduTech-RPG platform called Eutopia, used to teach and develop a various range of soft skills by implementing ad hoc educational role-playing games. Results and experiences from a number of European projects that have applied the Eutopia platform will be presented and discussed, along with strengths and limitations of the tool.
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Dell’Aquila, E., Marocco, D., Ponticorvo, M., di Ferdinando, A., Schembri, M., Miglino, O. (2017). Eutopia: Transferring Psycho-pedagogical Role Play to the Multiplayer Digital Stage. In: Educational Games for Soft-Skills Training in Digital Environments. Advances in Game-Based Learning. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06311-9_4
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