The odyssey of a group of "refugees" from a closed-down online game and an exploration of emergent fan cultures in virtual worlds.
Play communities existed long before massively multiplayer online games; they have ranged from bridge clubs to sports leagues, from tabletop role-playing games to Civil War reenactments. With the emergence of digital networks, however, new varieties of adult play communities have appeared, most notably within online games and virtual worlds. Players in these networked worlds sometimes develop a sense of community that transcends the game itself.
In Communities of Play, game researcher and designer Celia Pearce explores emergent fan cultures in networked digital worlds -- actions by players that do not coincide with the intentions of the game's designers. Pearce looks in particular at the Uru Diaspora -- a group of players whose game, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, closed. These players (primarily baby boomers) immigrated into other worlds, self-identifying as "refugees"; relocated in There.com, they created a hybrid culture integrating aspects of their old world. Ostracized at first, they became community leaders. Pearce analyzes the properties of virtual worlds and looks at the ways design affects emergent behavior. She discusses the methodologies for studying online games, including a personal account of the sometimes messy process of ethnography. Pearce considers the "play turn" in culture and the advent of a participatory global playground enabled by networked digital games every bit as communal as the global village Marshall McLuhan saw united by television. Countering the ludological definition of play as unproductive and pointing to the long history of pre-digital play practices, Pearce argues that play can be a prelude to creativity.
Автор: Lai Название: Learning and Knowledge Analytics in Open Education ISBN: 3319389556 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319389554 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 15372.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores trends in learning and knowledge analytics in open education, as explored in proceedings papers from AECT-LKAOE 2015 International Research Symposium. The chapters investigate various issues surrounding open education in all disciplines, such as learning design in open-ended learning environments, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), learning analytics studies and applications, and technology and new media. The chapter authors provide guidance for how to design and develop most effective, efficient, and appealing instruction as well as suggesting learning strategies relevant to the open education era.
Автор: Demetrios G. Sampson; Dirk Ifenthaler; J. Michael Название: Digital Systems for Open Access to Formal and Informal Learning ISBN: 3319022636 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319022635 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 18167.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Presenting cutting-edge research papers from the CELDA 2012 conference, this collection offers multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed coverage of the latest innovations in the use of digital systems and technologies to enhance both formal and informal learning.
Автор: Christoph Rensing; Sara de Freitas; Tobias Ley; Pe Название: Open Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities ISBN: 331911199X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319111995 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11180.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Informal learning.- Self-regulated and self-directed learning.- Reflective learning.- Inquiry based learning.- Communities of learners and communities of practice.- Learning design.- Learning analytics.- Personalization and adaptation.- Social media.- Computer supported collaborative learning.- Massive open online courses.- Schools and universities of the future.
Автор: Ulf-Daniel Ehlers Название: Open Learning Cultures ISBN: 3642381731 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642381737 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book shows teachers, lecturers and students how open learning landscapes work, how to define quality and create assessments in such environments and how to apply these new measures. Includes assessment methods with guidelines, templates and use cases.
Автор: Pegrum Mark Название: Mobile Learning: Languages, Literacies and Cultures ISBN: 1137309806 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137309808 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 9781.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores the use of mobile devices for teaching and learning language and literacies, investigating the ways in which these technologies open up new educational possibilities. Pegrum builds up a rich picture of contemporary mobile learning and outlines of likely future developments.
Автор: Gianluca Elia; Antonella Poce Название: Open Networked "i-Learning " ISBN: 1489997075 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781489997074 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 16070.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Open Source Applications Springer Book Series Editor: Ernesto Damiani, University of Milan, Italy http://sesar.dti.unimi.it/ossbook/A new overall interdisciplinary framework called "i learning" integrates managerial organization and technology aspects also known as "technology enhanced learning".
Автор: Gr?inne Conole Название: Designing for Learning in an Open World ISBN: 1493902024 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493902026 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 23058.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Internet offers different ways learners can communicate with each other and their tutors, and provides them with interactive content. However, using these technologies for academic purposes requires specific skills, which are addressed in this book.
Автор: Demetrios G. Sampson; Dirk Ifenthaler; J. Michael Название: Digital Systems for Open Access to Formal and Informal Learning ISBN: 3319347659 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319347653 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Presenting cutting-edge research papers from the CELDA 2012 conference, this collection offers multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed coverage of the latest innovations in the use of digital systems and technologies to enhance both formal and informal learning.
Описание: This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th InternationalConference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, mLearn 2015, held in a cruiseship leaving from and arriving to Venice, Italy, in October 2015.
Автор: Hiltz Название: Learning Together Online ISBN: 0805852557 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780805852554 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6889.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book addresses the past and future of research on the effectiveness of "asynchronous learning networks" courses in which students and teachers learn together online via the Internet. An integrated theoretical framework called "Online Interaction Lea
