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17 Dec 11
Randy ThomasThis site is focused on open source software in education. This page is dedicated to video game research.
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Video Game Research
Clive Thompson, reporting for Wired.com, summarizes the suggested method nicely. In an interview
with Steinkuehler, a game researcher at the University of Wisconsin, Thompson notes that the professor essentially stumbled across the concept while playing the game Lineage.
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25 Sep 11
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Clive Thompson, reporting for Wired.com, summarizes the suggested method nicely. In an interview
with Steinkuehler, a game researcher at the University of Wisconsin, Thompson notes that the professor essentially stumbled across the concept while playing the game Lineage.Steinkuehler notes that at the time she was immersed in the game Lineage most of her guild members were teenage boys. The professor was impressed with how well these young men were able to figure out how to beat the game’s bosses.
Turns out the teenage boys were so into the game they were actually building Excel spreadsheets to record game information. The boys would record what potions affected the bosses and which attacks caused what damage.
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02 Oct 08
Scott AshwellFor science teachers seeking to increase engagement with this group of learners, a research paper by Constance Steinkuehler and Sean Duncan offers an intriguing suggestion. In the “Scientific Habits of Mind in Virtual Worlds”
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29 Sep 08
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25 Sep 08
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David WarlickMuch has been made of the need to better engage the current crop of students dubbed “digital natives.” This latest generation, having grown up immersed in technology, is deemed to have unique learning needs because of their extensive exposure to technolog
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23 Sep 08
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Mark WagnerAn article about Constance Steinkuehler's recent research into video games and learning. Specifically, this talks about ways players gather data to test hypothesis and solve problems in an MMORPG.
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17 Sep 08
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