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Author Brown, Harry J. (Harry John), 1972-

Title Videogames and education / Harry J. Brown.

Publication Info. Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2008]
©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 223 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series History, humanities, and new technology
History, humanities, and new technology.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-209) and index.
Contents pt. 1. Poetics. -- Videogames and storytelling -- Videogame aesthetics -- Videogames and film -- pt. 2. Rhetoric. -- Politics, persuasion, and propaganda in videogames -- The ethics of videogames -- Religion and myth in videogames -- pt. 2. Pedagogy. -- Videogames, history, and education -- Identity and community in virtual worlds -- Modding, education, and art -- Glossary.
Summary Videogames challenge our notions of identity, creativiy, and moral value, and provide a powerful new avenue for teaching and learning. This book is a rich and provocative guide to the role of interactive media in cultural learning.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Video games -- Psychological aspects.
Video games -- Psychological aspects.
Learning, Psychology of.
Learning, Psychology of.
Video games and children.
Video games and children.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Title Video games and education
Other Form: Print version: Brown, Harry J. (Harry John), 1972- Videogames and education. Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2008 (DLC) 2007048929
ISBN 9780765624420 (electronic book)
0765624427 (electronic book)
1282119532
9781282119536
9780765619969 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0765619962 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
Standard No. 9786612119538
3018142