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Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures of Johnny, a fearless 11 year old boy, his genetically engineered super talking dog Dukey, and his 13 year old super genius scientist twin sisters, Susan and Mary, who use Johnny as their guinea pig for their out-of-this-world scientific experiments. Johnny's love for video games can sometimes take him a little too far - like inside the video games.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"In this completely updated and revised edition of a contemporary classic, one of America's most well-respected educators considers more than thirty new video games in his provocative examination of their positive effects on learning. Gee includes recent games such as World of War Craft and Half Life 2 and analyzes new theories of cognitive development, such as how individuals develop a sense of identity, grasp meaning, evaluate and follow a command,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
For years, there has been widespread speculation, but very little consensus, about the relationship between violent video games and violence in the real world. Joystick Warriors provides the clearest account yet of the latest research on this issue. Drawing on the insights of media scholars, military analysts, combat veterans, and gamers themselves, the film trains its sights on the wildly popular genre of first-person shooter games, exploring how...
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Trade
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"What if schools, from the wealthiest suburban nursery school to the grittiest urban high school, thrummed with the sounds of deep immersion? More and more people believe that can happen - with the aid of video games. From Greg Toppo, USA Today's national K-12 education and demographics reporter, The Game Believes in You presents the story of a small group of visionaries who, for the past 40 years, have been pushing to get game controllers into the...
Author
Language
English
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Description
When it comes to family rules around video games, most parents are at a loss. How much should I let them play? is always a parent's first question, but when their child becomes irritable, rude, or seemingly directionless, the question becomes more urgent: Help! How do I get them to be interested in anything else?! Known as "Dr. K" to his millions of followers, the former Harvard Medical School instructor and founder of the unique gamer's support resource...
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