Screen LibraryExamining the evolution of gaming and its impact on social, cultural, and political perspectives /
"This book asks whether video games have the power to transform a player and his or her beliefs from a sociopolitical perspective, allowing users to immerse themselves in new worlds, situations, and politics"--Provided by publisher.
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IGI Global,
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| Publisher Address: | Hershey, Pa. : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: |
http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-5225-0261-6 |
| Summary: |
"This book asks whether video games have the power to transform a player and his or her beliefs from a sociopolitical perspective, allowing users to immerse themselves in new worlds, situations, and politics"--Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | PDFs (456 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781522502623 |
| Access: | Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. |
| Index Number: | GV1469 |
| CLC: | G899-05 |
| Contents: |
Toward broader definitions of "video games": shifts in narrative, player goals, subject matter, and digital play environments / Lucas John Jensen, Daisyane Barreto, Keri Duncan Valentine -- Telling tales with technology: remediating folklore and myth th Implementing a game-based instructional design strategy in the eighth grade science classroom: teaching science the chutes and ladders way! / Angela Dowling, Terence C. Ahern -- Jamming econo: the phenomenon of perspectival shifts in indie video games / |