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Author Kafai, Yasmin B., author.

Title Connected play : tweens in a virtual world / by Yasmin B. Kafai and Deborah A. Fields
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
©2013

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Description 1 online resource
Series The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning.
Contents Playgrounds for millions -- Digital footprints -- Identity play -- Social play -- Boundary play -- Science play -- Designing play -- Future play
Summary "Millions of children visit virtual worlds every day. In such virtual play spaces as Habbo Hotel, Toontown, and Whyville, kids chat with friends from school, meet new people, construct avatars, and earn and spend virtual currency. In 'Connected Play', Yasmin Kafai and Deborah Fields investigate what happens when kids play in virtual worlds, how this matters for their offline lives, and what this means for the design of educational opportunities in digital worlds." --from the book jacket
Analysis GAME STUDIES/Games in Education
EDUCATION/Digital Media & Learning
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Media Studies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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SUBJECT Whyville. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2013051727
Whyville fast
Subject Education -- Simulation methods.
Shared virtual environments.
Educational games.
Preteens -- Recreation
GAMES -- Board.
EDUCATION -- Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Education -- Simulation methods
Educational games
Shared virtual environments
Form Electronic book
Author Fields, Deborah A., author
ISBN 9781461947974
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