"When I'm playing, I'm learning". Videogames and computer games, essential learning in the twenty-first century
Federico Borges Sáiz (fborges@uoc.edu)
Lecturer in the UOC Faculty of Languages and Cultures
abstract
This book by Marc Prensky is aimed at parents and teachers who want to know why videogames and computer games are essential for children and young people's learning in the twenty-first century. Reading this book is an excellent way of penetrating the world of videogames, unknown to many adults, and to find out what makes them attractive and beneficial. The author also provides keys so that we adults can share with our children or students their passion for games and so maximise the benefit that they (and we) can obtain from videogames.
keywords
computer games, information society, learning with videogames, videogames
Submission date:
January 2007
Accepted in:
February 2007
Published in:
October 2007
editorial
The new roles of the intelligent cities
in-depth
Inaugural lecture of the UOC's 2007-2008 academic year
Intelligent cities, by William J. Mitchell
The state of the University, foreword by the rector Imma Tubella
Intelligent cities and innovative cities, counterpoint by Jordi Borja
dossier
Cities in the information society, coordinated by Ramon Ribera-Fumaz, Pep Vivas and Francesc González
Climbing the urban hierarchy: new forms of neo-liberal governance in Europe, by Sara González
Cities, mobilities and technologies: towards a mobile Barcelona, by Pep Vivas and Ramon Ribera-Fumaz
Cultural events in Catalan tourist resorts and cities,
by Francesc González
Video-surveillance mechanisms in the information
society, by Jesús Rojas
Bibliographical tools for a walk through today's
cybercity, by Óscar López
reviews
La revolución de los blogs, by José Luis Orihuela. By Cristóbal Macías
Technofeminism, by Judy Wajcman. By Eva Patrícia Gil
"When I'm playing, I'm learning". Videogames and computer games, essential learning in the twenty-first century. By Federico Borges
selection of books
GRAHAM, S. (ed.) (2004). The Cibercities reader
KEREN, M. (2006). Blogosphere: the new political arena
ORIHUELA, J. L. (2006). La revolución de los blogs: cuando las bitácoras se convirtieron en el medio de comunicación de la gente
PRENSKY, M. (2006). Don't bother me, Mom, I'm learning!: how computer and video games are preparing your kids for 21st century success and how you can help
SHIH, S. (2007). Visuality and identity: Sinophone articulations across the Pacific
SMITH, M. K. (2006). Tourism, culture and regeneration
VELTMAN, K. H. (2006). Understanding new media: augmented knowledge & culture
WAJCMAN, J. (2004). Technofeminism
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