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Families at Play : Connecting and Learning Through Video Games
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How family video game play promotes intergenerational communication, connection, and learning.
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- Cambridge : MIT Press, 2018
- ©2018
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- 1 online resource (213 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9780262344579, 9780262344586, 0262344580, 9780262037464, 0262037467, 0262344572
- OCLC
- on1021803829, on1007499939
- Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- 1. A New Perspective on Games and Families -- Our Contribution -- The Debate over Screen Time -- Research on Negative Effects of Video Games -- Antisocial Behavior -- Addiction -- Obesity -- Disruption of Family Life -- Framing of Video Games in Education -- Evolution of Games as a Medium -- Intergenerational Play -- Organization of the Book -- Researchers -- Parents -- Educators -- Game Designers -- 2. Strengthening Family Relations -- Games as a Context for Horizontal and Vertical Connections -- The Livingstone Family: Creating a Family Culture of Gaming -- The Contreras Family: Building on Shared Interests through Gaming -- The Gastelum Family: Gaming as a Context for Engagement -- The Morgan Family: The Joint Evolution of Gaming, Interests, and Relationships -- The Perez Family: Connections and Disconnections around Gaming -- The Prevalence and Versatility of Video Gaming in Family Life -- Redefining "Disconnect" -- Conclusion -- 3. Family Learning and Video Games -- A Broad Perspective on Learning -- Video Games and Learning -- Gaming as a Constellation of Literacy Practices -- Talk and Family Learning -- Games as a Context for Learning Conversations -- Problem Solving -- Collaboration -- Patience and Persistence -- Conclusion -- 4. Understanding Oneself, Each Other, and the World -- Playing Games as an Opportunity Space -- Playing Out Ethnic and Cultural Identity -- Negotiating Individual and Family Identity -- Samantha and Her Father -- Mia and Her Mother -- Tomas and His Mother -- Building a House Together -- Making Sense of the World through Gaming -- Bidirectional Socialization -- Conclusion -- 5. Developing a Learning Culture through Gaming -- Family Learning Culture -- The Twenty-First-Century Landscape -- Families as Communities of Practice -- Gaming as a Family Routine and Ritual
- Forms of Engagement to Support Family Learning Culture -- Watching Children Play Video Games -- Questions to Ask Children -- Playing Games with Children -- Aligning Game and Family Communities -- Creating Games Together -- Conclusion -- 6. Designing for Intergenerational Play -- Connecting School, Home, and Community through Games -- Supporting Intergenerational Play around Video Games -- Challenge-based Learning -- Developing Design Challenges -- Differences across Educational Settings -- Recommendations for Game Designers -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Overview of Projects -- Appendix B: List of Games -- Angry Birds -- Animal Jam -- Borderlands -- Call of Duty -- Candy Crush -- Civilization -- Diamond Dash -- Disney Infinity -- Eve -- EverQuest -- Farmville -- FIFA Soccer -- Flappy Bird -- Grand Theft Auto -- Halo -- Happy Action Theater -- Just Dance -- League of Legends -- The Legend of Zelda -- Lego Star Wars -- Mario Bros. -- Mario Kart -- Minecraft -- Once upon a Monster -- Oregon Trail -- Pokémon Go -- Portal 2 -- Roblox -- Scribblenauts -- SimCity -- The Sims 3 -- Spore -- Street Fighter -- Subway Surfer -- Tetris -- World of Warcraft -- Zoo Tycoon -- Notes -- Chapter 1: A New Perspective on Games and Families -- Chapter 2: Strengthening Family Relations -- Chapter 3: Family Learning and Video Games -- Chapter 4: Understanding Oneself, Each Other, and the World -- Chapter 5: Developing a Learning Culture through Gaming -- Chapter 6: Designing for Intergenerational Play -- Bibliography -- Index