Toward a theory of game-media literacy: Playing and building as reading and writing

International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-16

  Caperton, Idit Harel ^a  

^a World Wide Workshop Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

21st century learning; Constructionism; Digital literacy; Gaming literacy; Globaloria; Media literacy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER GAMES;

21ST-CENTURY LEARNING; CONSTRUCTIONISM; DIGITAL LITERACIES; GAMING LITERACY; GLOBALORIA; MEDIA LITERACY;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 78651548677     PISSN: 19423888     EISSN: 19423896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgcms.2010010101     Document Type: Article

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