Active Gaming: The Future of Play?

The authors examine technology-driven games-especially active gaming-as an evolving form of children's play. They offer an overview of play and its developmental benefits, describe the literature on the emergence of technology-driven play, and reflect on the diminishment of physical play in con...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of play 2012-04, Vol.4 (4), p.464
Hauptverfasser:	Witherspoon, Lisa, Manning, John P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Children & youth Computer & video games Computer Games Computers Creative Activities Criticism Diabetes Digital audio players Disease control Educational Games Game Theory Games Influence of Technology Obesity Performance Factors Program Descriptions Program Effectiveness Technology Uses in Education Trend Analysis Video Games
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Zusammenfassung:	The authors examine technology-driven games-especially active gaming-as an evolving form of children's play. They offer an overview of play and its developmental benefits, describe the literature on the emergence of technology-driven play, and reflect on the diminishment of physical play in contemporary culture. They suggest that active gaming, which they describe in detail, not only meets the research-based definition of play, but also may fill the role of traditional play whose growing absence has leftbehind a vacuum. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:	1938-0399 1938-0402