{"product_id":"families-at-play-connecting-and-learning-through-video-games-paperback","title":"Families at Play: Connecting and Learning through Video Games - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSinem Siyahhan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElisabeth Gee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow family video game play promotes intergenerational communication, connection, and learning.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVideo games have a bad reputation in the mainstream media. They are blamed for encouraging social isolation, promoting violence, and creating tensions between parents and children. In this book, Sinem Siyahhan and Elisabeth Gee offer another view. They show that video games can be a tool for connection, not isolation, creating opportunities for families to communicate and learn together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike smartphones, Skype, and social media, games help families stay connected. Siyahhan and Gee offer examples: One family treats video game playing as a regular and valued activity, and bonds over \u003ci\u003eHalo\u003c\/i\u003e. A father tries to pass on his enthusiasm for \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e by playing \u003ci\u003eLego Star Wars\u003c\/i\u003e with his young son. Families express their feelings and share their experiences and understanding of the world through playing video games like \u003ci\u003eThe Sims\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCivilization\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMinecraft\u003c\/i\u003e. Some video games are designed specifically to support family conversations around such real-world issues and sensitive topics as bullying and peer pressure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSiyahhan and Gee draw on a decade of research to look at how learning and teaching take place when families play video games together. With video games, they argue, the parents are not necessarily the teachers and experts; all family members can be both teachers and learners. They suggest video games can help families form, develop, and sustain their learning culture as well as develop skills that are valued in the twenty-first century workplace. Educators and game designers should take note.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753021079840,"sku":"9780262552639","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0c30dc05a87e9ceefd5bc23679c61fc8.webp?v=1780010285","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/families-at-play-connecting-and-learning-through-video-games-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}