Share Paper: Meaningless Play or Learning in Action? What Gamers Can Teach Us about Learning

  1. Amy Carlson, Marshall University, United States
Wednesday, June 27 11:15 AM-12:15 PM Mount Evans B

Abstract: Abstract: What can video games tell us about learning? That is the topic explored in this paper. The book, What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy, by James Paul Gee (2007) takes a look at video gaming and asks this question. To further explore gaming, I interviewed a 14 year old male “gamer” of first person single shooter video games. Through interview and observation I was able to take a closer look at what gaming means to him. We discussed the games he played, why he played them, and what he believed he had learned from ...