Video Games and Learning: Teaching and Participatory Culture in the Digital Age

摘要

In Video Games and Learning, Dr. Kurt Squire describes from personal experience numerous video games and the relationships they have created with learners. Squire's extensive knowledge and accomplishments permeate through his extensive examples of various games and their impact on social interactions, communities of learning, and culture. Dr. Kurt Squire is an associate professor at University of Wisconsin - Madison, and Director of the Games, Learning and Society Initiative. He is acknowledged as a leading expert in the utility of games for educational purposes. Video Games and Learning is composed primarily of chronological journal entries of Squire's extensive studies and experiences in the plan- ning, development, assessment, participation and integration of games for learning purposes.