Hey people
I have been doing research for my presentation/essay and came across a usefull paper for ste matthews presentation. It poses the question are "Video Games Good For Learning?" and I have read the first few pages and looks good.
It is a bit old now as one of its focuses is Thief: Deadly Shadows and Dues Ex, but can be applied to modern games easily me thinks.
You can find the paper at the following URL
http://www.academiccolab.org/resources/documents/MacArthur.pdf
Cheers People
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Nice find, ill have a read of this too because I'm doin education and video games.
ReplyDeleteJames Paul Gee is a great writer on the subject, he is responsible for such works as...
ReplyDeleteGee, J.P., (2007) What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition: Revised and Updated Edition 2nd ed., Palgrave Macmillan.
Prensky, M. and Gee, J.P., (2006) "Don't bother me Mom, I'm learning!" : how computer and video games are preparing your kids for twenty-first century success and how you can help!, St. Paul, Minn.: Paragon House.
Shaffer, D.W. and Gee, J.P. (2008) How Computer Games Help Children Learn, Palgrave Macmillan.
This paper is well worth a look for anyone interested in the possitive educational implications of playing video games. It has my stamp of approval.
This is quite a nice interview with Gee...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gamezone.com/news/07_03_03_06_17PM.htm