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Connected play : tweens in a virtual world

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

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Additional authors
  1. Fields, Deborah A.
Description
  1. xiii, 195 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. "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."
Series statement
  1. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning
Uniform title
  1. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning.
Subject
  1. Whyville
  2. Education > Simulation methods
  3. Shared virtual environments
  4. Educational games
  5. Preteens > Recreation
Contents
  1. Playgrounds for millions -- Digital footprints -- Identity play -- Social play -- Boundary play -- Science play -- Designing connected play -- Future play.
Call number
  1. JFE 15-1691
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Kafai, Yasmin B., author.
Title
  1. Connected play : tweens in a virtual world / Yasmin B. Kafai and Deborah A. Fields ; foreword by Mizuko Ito.
Publisher
  1. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning
  2. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Connect to:
  1. http://mitpress-ebooks.mit.edu/product/connected-play
Added author
  1. Fields, Deborah A., author.
Other form:
  1. Online version: Kafai, Yasmin B. Connected play. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013] 9780262317832
LCCN
  1. 2013013620
ISBN
  1. 9780262019934 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  2. 0262019930 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  3. 9780262317832 (electronic bk.)
Research call number
  1. JFE 15-1691
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