Gaming Lives in the Twenty-First Century

Gaming Lives in the Twenty-First Century
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 275
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ISBN-10 : 9780230601765
ISBN-13 : 0230601766
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Book Synopsis Gaming Lives in the Twenty-First Century by : G. Hawisher

Download or read book Gaming Lives in the Twenty-First Century written by G. Hawisher and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the claim that computer games can provide better literacy and learning environments than schools. Using case-studies in the US at the beginning of the twenty-first century and the words and observations of individual gamers, the book offers historical and cultural analyses of their literacy development, practices and values.


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