Good Videogames, the Human Mind, and Good Learning

Children's Learning in a Digital World

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 40-63

  Gee, James Paul ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human mind; Human societies; Professional soldiers; Social organization; Videogames

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953861751     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470696682.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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