By P. Lacasa,Henry Jenkins

filled with serious research and real-life examples, this booklet explores how kid's games can domesticate studying. Lacasa takes numerous advertisement games and exhibits how they are often used either out and in of the study room to educate initiative and problem-solving, inspire creativity, advertise literacy, and boost reasoning skills.

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