Investigating the Relationships between Informal Learning and Player Involvement in Digital Games

Autor/inn/en	Iacovides, Ioanna; Aczel, James; Scanlon, Eileen; Woods, Will
Titel	Investigating the Relationships between Informal Learning and Player Involvement in Digital Games
Quelle	In: Learning, Media and Technology, 37 (2012) 3, S.321-327 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1743-9884
DOI	10.1080/17439884.2012.641568
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Computer Games; Questionnaires; Informal Education; Adults; Universities; Self Concept; Computer Uses in Education; Statistical Analysis; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Fragebogen; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; University; Universität; Selbstkonzept; Computernutzung; Statistische Analyse; Großbritannien
Abstract	In the last few years, digital games have become increasingly popular with both "hardcore" and "casual" audiences. At the same time, it has been argued that games can be powerful learning environments, since they are seen to encourage active and critical learning through participation in affinity groups and semiotic domains but there is a need for further empirical evidence to explore how this participation occurs and how prevalent it actually is. In addition the effectiveness of games within education indicates mixed results, though it has been suggested that this may indicate that learning through immersive worlds involves a more complex understanding of learning, one that is not so easy to tie to specified learning outcomes. It would seem the area would benefit from research that seeks to develop our understanding of how player involvement and learning come together in this context. This paper presents the preliminary results of a survey carried out in order to explore these issues. The initial findings suggest that how a player identifies as a gamer relates to what they think they gain from their gaming experiences with respect to learning. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10