DiGRA '09 - Proceedings of the 2009 DiGRA International Conference: Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory
Brunel University, September, 2009
Volume: 5
ISBN / ISNN: ISSN 2342-9666
We are well aware that video games are causing educatorsto take a second look at the educational value of games,technology, and the social interactions involved (de Castell& Jenson, 2004; Gee, 2003; Shaffer, Squire, Halverson, &Gee, 2005) but what does that learning look like, how doesthat learning or way of knowing happen, and what do thegamers have to say about their learning? What are theimplications for these gamers and for education systemswhen we begin to value the powerful learning involved invideo gaming cultures?