"The Me I Want You to See": The Use of Video Game Avatars to Explore Identity in Gifted Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Wood, Susannah M.; Szymanski, Antonia
Titel	"The Me I Want You to See": The Use of Video Game Avatars to Explore Identity in Gifted Adolescents
Quelle	In: Gifted Child Today, 43 (2020) 2, S.124-134 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wood, Susannah M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1076-2175
DOI	10.1177/1076217519898217
Schlagwörter	Video Games; Self Concept; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Computer Software; Gifted; Adolescent Development; Class Activities; Computer Mediated Communication; Teaching Methods; Perspective Taking; Problem Solving; Empathy; Decision Making; Communication Skills; Interpersonal Relationship; Gender Differences; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; Selbstkonzept; Telekommunikationstechnik; Begabter, Hoch Begabter; Computerkonferenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Zukunftsperspektive; Problemlösen; Empathie; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Kommunikationsstil; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Gifted adolescents may identify as "gamers" who create avatars to navigate video games and cell phone apps. Avatars provide a unique venue through which gifted teens can explore the issues of self and identity in a critical time of their development. The purpose of this article is to (a) provide an overview of what avatars are, (b) explain how avatars can be a venue to explore concepts of identity for gifted students, and (c) suggest how educators can utilize the concept of avatars in their classroom activities. We provide questions that educators can use to facilitate dialogue with their gifted adolescents about avatars and identity. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01