Computer games authored by children: A multi-perspective evaluation

Proceedings of the 2004 Conference on Interaction Design and Children: Building a Community, IDC 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 123-124

  Good, Judith ^a   Robertson, Judy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TEACHING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTS; INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL REALITY; NEVERWINTER NIGHTS; QUALITATIVE STUDY; ROLE-PLAYING GAME; SKILL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSFERABLE SKILLS;

COMPUTER GAMES;

EID: 84888390618     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1017833.1017852     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. Gee, J. P. (2003). What Video Games Have to Teach us About Learning and Literacy. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
2. Good, J., & Robertson, J. (2003). Children's contributions to new technology: The design of AdventureAuthor. Interaction Design and Children 2003 Conference Proceedings (p. 153). New York, NY: ACM Press.
3. Kafai, Y. B. (1995). Minds in Play: Computer Game Design as a Context for Children's Learning. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
4. Papert, S. (1980). Mindstorms: Children, Computers and Powerful Ideas. New York, NY: Basic Books.
5. Robertson, J., & Good, J. (submitted). Chidren's narrative development through computer game authoring. Submitted to the Journal of Interactive Media in Education.