Gaming lives in the twenty-first century

Cynthia L. Selfe; Gail E. Hawisher; Derek Van Ittersum; James Gee

doi:10.1057/9780230601765

Gaming lives in the twenty-first century

Cynthia L. Selfe, Gail E. Hawisher, Derek Van Ittersum, James Gee

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages	273
ISBN (Electronic)	9780230601765
ISBN (Print)	9781403972194
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230601765
State	Published - Jan 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

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