Connected play tweens in a virtual world /

"Millions of children visit virtual worlds every day. In such virtual play spaces as Habbo Hotel, Toontown, and Whyville, kids chat with friends from school, meet new people, construct avatars, and earn and spend virtual currency. In 'Connected Play', Yasmin Kafai and Deborah Fields i...

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Main Author: Kafai, Yasmin B.,
Other Authors: Fields, Deborah A.,
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
Physical Description: xiii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning.
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Online Access: http://mitpress-ebooks.mit.edu/product/connected-play