Learning with games? A case study of a child’s experiences playing games in a Virtual World.

• In Event: MPD - Game Design Research

Short Description

Digital game culture has become a part of children’s lives over the past few years. This proposal presents a case study of a child who was observed and interviewed while playing a popular virtual world environment. Besides interview and observation, video recordings of game playing were also collected and analyzed. The results from this experience may inform teachers, parents and instructional designers about children’s learning experiences in an online game environment.

Authors

• Daisyane Barreto, University of Georgia

• Michael Orey, University of Georgia