NDLI: Computer games and the three dimensions of reading literacy

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Wagner, Michael G.
Abstract	The study of computer games and their influence in culture has become an important issue in many disciplines. In this paper we will analyze how computer games change our understanding of reading literacy in a pedagogical context. Based on Aarseth's classification of cybertexts we will develop a typology of interactive media and utilize this typology to derive a new theoretical approach to interactive media reading literacy. According to this approach the reading of books has the same pedagogical importance as the "reading", or playing, of computer games. In order to arrive at this position, we will expand the traditional concept of reading literacy by emphasizing elements of decision-making and strategic thinking, competencies that have previously not been considered connected to reading literacy.
Starting Page	139
Ending Page	142
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	1595933867
DOI	10.1145/1183316.1183336
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2006-07-30
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Hypermedia reading literacy Computer game studies Digital culture
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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Computer games and the three dimensions of reading literacy