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Computer games for learning :an evidence-based approach
Many strong claims are made for the educational value of computer games, but there is a need for systematic examination of the research evidence that might support such claims. This book fills that need by providing, a comprehensive and up-to-date investigation of what research shows about learning with computer games. Computer Games for Learning describes three genres of game research: the val…
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- 0262324504
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- 1 online resource (xvii, 281 pages)
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Playing with sound :a theory of interacting with sound and music in video games
"In Playing with Sound, Karen Collins examines video game sound from the player's perspective. She explores the many ways that players interact with a game's sonic aspects, ambient sound, dialogue, and interface sounds -- both within and outside of the game. She investigates the ways that meaning is found, embodied, created, evoked, hacked, remixed, negotiated, and renegotiated by players in th…
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- 0262312298
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- 1 online resource (xii, 185 pages) :illustrations
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Literary gaming
A new analytical framework for understanding literary videogames, the literary-ludic spectrum, illustrated by close readings of selected works.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262322034
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- 1 online resource (x, 206 pages) :illustrations
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How games move us :emotion by design
"This is a renaissance moment for video games--in the variety of genres they represent, and the range of emotional territory they cover. But how do games create emotion? In How Games Move Us, Katherine Isbister takes the reader on a timely and novel exploration of the design techniques that evoke strong emotions for players. She counters arguments that games are creating a generation of isolate…
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- 0262333236
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 167 pages) :illustrations.
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The civic potential of video games
This report focuses on the civic aspects of video game play among youth. According to a 2006 survey, 58 percent of young people aged 15 to 25 were civically "disengaged," meaning that they participated in fewer than two types of either electoral activities (defined as voting, campaigning, etc.) or civic activities (for example, volunteering). Kahne and his coauthors are interested in what role …
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- 9780262258975
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 94 pages) :illustrations.
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Racing the beam :the Atari video computer system
The Atari Video Computer System dominated the home video game market so completely that "Atari" became the generic term for a video game console. The Atari VCS was affordable and offered the flexibility of changeable cartridges. Nearly a thousand of these were created, the most significant of which established new techniques, mechanics, and even entire genres. This book offers a detailed and ac…
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- 9780262254939
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- 1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) :illustrations.
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Critical play :radical game design
An examination of subversive games-games designed for political, aesthetic, and social critique.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262258760
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- 1 online resource (vii, 353 pages) :illustrations
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Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat :new perspectives on gender and gaming
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- 9780262322553
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- 1 online resource (xxv, 371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :illustrations (some color)
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Augmented learning :research and design of mobile educational games
New technology has brought with it new tools for learning, and research has shown that the educational potential of video games resonates with teachers and pupils alike. Klopfer here describes the largely untapped potential of mobile learning games to make a substantial impact on education.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262277297
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- 1 online resource (xvii, 251 pages) :illustrations
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Stealth Assessment : Measuring and Supporting Learning in Video Games
An approach to performance-based assessments that embeds assessments in digital games in order to measure how students are progressing toward targeted goals. To succeed in today's interconnected and complex world, workers need to be able to think systemically, creatively, and critically. Equipping K-16 students with these twenty-first-century competencies requires new thinking not only about wh…
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