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Witherspoon, Lisa; Manning, John P. – American Journal of Play, 2012
The authors examine technology-driven games--especially active gaming--as an evolving form of children's play. They offer an overview of play and its developmental benefits, describe the literature on the emergence of technology-driven play, and reflect on the diminishment of physical play in contemporary culture. They suggest that active gaming,…
Descriptors: Play, Educational Games, Computer Games, Video Games
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Seals, Cheryl; Hundley, Jacqueline; Montgomery, Lacey Strange – Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
This paper describes a game design and development course. The rationale for forming this class was to use student excitement with video games as an intrinsic motivation over traditional courses. Today's students have grown up exposed to gaming, interactive environments, and vivid 3D. Computer gaming has the capacity to attract many new students…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology