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Gómez Martín, Pedro Pablo Gómez Martín, Marco Antonio Palmier Campos, Pablo González Calero, Pedro Antonio 2026-03-02T14:45:41Z 2026-03-02T14:45:41Z 2007-06-11 Gómez-Martín, P.P., Gómez-Martín, M.A., Palmier Campos, P., González-Calero, P.A. (2007). Using Metaphors in Game-Based Education. In: Hui, Kc., et al. Technologies for E-Learning and Digital Entertainment. Edutainment 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4469. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73011-8_47 9783540730101 10.1007/978-3-540-73011-8_47 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/133679 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73011-8_47 In spite of its growing popularity, due to a huge technical evolution in the last years and to the fact that new generations are more literate in games than in books, game-based teaching has been very restrictive in its application to adult education. Most applications are merely simulations built with game technology. In order to apply game-based education in domains that can not readily be turned into simulations, new ways of game design need to be explored. In this paper we describe a new approach using metaphorical worlds, and exemplify its application to teach Computer Science concepts, proposing two possible game designs for a game-based educational system devoted to teach the workings of the Java Virtual Machine. eng restricted access Using metaphors in game-based education conference paper