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A Window on Digital Games Interactions in Home Settings

A Window on Digital Games Interactions in Home Settings

Elhanan Gazit
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781599048086|ISBN10: 1599048086|EISBN13: 9781599048116
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-808-6.ch008
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Gazit, Elhanan. "A Window on Digital Games Interactions in Home Settings." Handbook of Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education, edited by Richard E. Ferdig, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 127-145. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-808-6.ch008

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Gazit, E. (2009). A Window on Digital Games Interactions in Home Settings. In R. Ferdig (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education (pp. 127-145). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-808-6.ch008

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Gazit, Elhanan. "A Window on Digital Games Interactions in Home Settings." In Handbook of Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education, edited by Richard E. Ferdig, 127-145. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-808-6.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter presents an analysis of the dynamics of children’s digital games interactions, which take place in their home surroundings, based on empirical case study. Since digital games have become one of the main building blocks in children’s world, there is a need to examine the impact of the widespread use of digital games in children’s everyday life. The study’s framework served as a window for close observation of the ways young children spontaneously play digital games and interact with each other. Theoretical implications for digital games research and the pedagogical implications regarding the design and implementation of interactive learning environments are discussed. In addition, there are methodological challenges of finding new pathways for studying the complex relationships between digital games and real-world learning interactions. The study’s findings and their implications could serve as a small step in perusing these challenges.

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