What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition: Revised and Updated Edition
- ISBN-10
- 1403984530
- ISBN-13
- 9781403984531
- Category
- Computers
- Pages
- 249
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-12-26
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- James Paul Gee
Description
Argues that video games go beyond entertainment and examines the principles that make these games valuable tools of learning and literacy.
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