Connected play : tweens in a virtual world Yasmin B. Kafai and Deborah A. Fields

By:

Kafai, Yasmin B [author]

Contributor(s):

Fields, Deborah A [co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, c2013Description: xiii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:

9780262019934

Subject(s):

EDUCATION -- SIMULATION METHODS

LOC classification:

GV 1469.25 .K34 2013

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."

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Annex General Circulation	General Education	GC GV 1469.25 .K34 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000012015

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Playgrounds for millions -- Digital footprints -- Identity play -- Social play -- Boundary play -- Science play -- Designing play -- Future play

"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."

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