Kafai, Yasmin B., author.
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
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Part of the series The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning;John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning.
Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Playgrounds for millions — Digital footprints — Identity play — Social play — Boundary play — Science play — Designing connected play — Future play.
• Millions of children visit virtual worlds every day. In such virtual play spaces as Habbo Hotel, Toontown, and Whyville, kids chat with friends from school, meet new people, construct avatars, and earn and spend virtual currency. In ‘Connected Play’, Yasmin Kafai and Deborah Fields investigate what happens when kids play in virtual worlds, how this matters for their offline lives, and what this means for the design of educational opportunities in digital worlds. –from the book jacket.

Subjects:

• Education — Simulation methods.
• Shared virtual environments.
• Educational games.
• Whyville.
• Preteens — Recreation.

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