Mobilizing fun in the production and consumption of children's software

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 597, Issue , 2005, Pages 82-102

  Ito, Mizuko ^a,b  

^a Annenberg Center for Communication   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's media; Children's software; Computer games; Interactive media; Play; Software industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144305086     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716204270191     Document Type: Review

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