Games, Learning, and Society : Learning and Meaning in the Digital Age
Constance. Steinkuehler
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2012
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (490 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Games, Learning, and Society; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Series Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Section I: Games as Designed Experience; 1: Introduction to Section I; 2: Designed Cultures; Apolyton University; During Action Reports: Cognitive Artifacts That Organize Practice; Design Thinking; Designing CivIV; Designing Education for Participation; Notes; References; 3: Theme Is Not Meaning: Who Decides What a Game Is About?; Mechanics Give Meaning; Seeing Past the Theme; Uniting Theme and Mechanics; A Perfect Union; Does Civilization Fail?; Why Theme Matters. - 12: Apprenticeship in Massively Multiplayer Online GamesCognition as (Inter)Action; Apprenticeship; Research Methods; Context of the Research; Data Collection: Cognitive Ethnography; Analytical Method; Analysis One: Learning How to Hunt Mithril; Analysis Two: Learning How to Group Heal; Analysis Three: Learning How to Hunt Solo; Findings; Apprenticeship as Social Interaction; Apprenticeship into Practices; Apprenticeship into Values; Conclusions; References; 13: Theorycrafting: The Art and Science of Using Numbers to Interpret the World; Encountering the Big Bad Wolf. - 4: Our Cheatin' HeartsTrust Me; Show the Mechanics; Cheating in Civilization; Perception Is Reality; 5: Playing the Odds; Failing at Probability; Leveling the Field; Where Luck Fails; Probability Is Content; Showing the Odds; 6: Nurturing Lateral Leaps in Game Design; SimCity; Instances of Games versus Kinds of Games; The Evolution of Game-Making Processes in Action; The Battle Against Complexity and the Control of Information in Making Bigger and Better Instances of Games; Embracing Complexity and Making New Kinds of Games; Educational Games; Valve; Conclusion; Notes; References. - 7: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - How to Become a HeroIntroduction to Uncharted 2; Full Disclosure: Drew Davidson; Narrative and Game-Play Analysis; Meaning and Mastery; Ludic Narrans; Playing Well; References; 8: Interview with Harmonix; 9: Yomi: Spies of the Mind; Yomi; Yomi Layers; Example of Yomi Layer 3 from Virtua Fighter 3; Section II: Games as Emergent Culture; 10: Introduction to Section II; References; 11: Nurturing Affinity Spaces and Game-Based Learning; Games and Learning; Affinity Spaces; Features of Affinity Spaces; Content, Knowledge, and Choice; The Pareto Principle; References. - Conclusion: Sociocultural Theories of Learning and WW. - Theorycrafting for RoguesSpreadsheet Metagame; Napkin Math; Theorycrafting for Priests; Strategies of Interpretation; Validity and Reliability; Educating Others About Interpreting Tools; Discussion; Work; School; Conclusion; Notes; References; 14: Culture and Community in a Virtual World for Young Children; Sociocultural Theory, Learning, and Culture in Virtual Worlds; Related Research; Methods; Webkinz World; Webkinz; Kindness, Caring, and Consumption: Culture in Webkinz World; Communication in Webkinz World; Searching for Community in Webkinz World; Community Beyond Webkinz World. - Leaders in the field provide an introduction to video games and learning, including essays on game design and game culture.
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| Emner | Learning, Psychology of.
Video games - Design. Video games - Psychological aspects Video games - Social aspects Vis mer... Video games - Study and teaching.
Dataspill Læring Psykologi Recreation & Sports Social Sciences Undervisning Videospill spill undervisning læring dataspill skolen dataspel læringspsykologi |
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| ISBN | 978-0-521-14452-0. - 978-0-521-19623-9
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