A case study on collective cognition and operation in team-based computer game design by middle-school children

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengfeng Ke ◽  
Tami Im
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
Collective Cognition ◽  
Computer Game Design

Design-Researching Gamestar Mechanic

2010 ◽  
pp. 358-377
Author(s):  
Ivan Alex Games
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
Role Playing Game ◽  
Over Time

This chapter presents the results of a three-year design research study of Gamestar Mechanic, a multiplayer online role-playing game designed to teach middle school children to think like designers by exposing them to key practices behind good computer game production. Using discourse-based ethnographic methods, it examines the ways in which the multimodal meaning representations of the language of games (Gee, 2003) provided within Gamestar Mechanic, have helped learners think and communicate in increasingly sophisticated ways with and about game design. It also examines the implications of these language and literacy skills for other areas of players’ lives, as well as for the improvement of the game as a learning environment over time.

From Players to Programmers: A Computer Game Design Class for Middle-School Children

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn Gordon Smith ◽  
Barry Grant
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Computer Skills ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Computer Game Design

The prospect of making computer games has often be used to “hook” students into learning programming or cognitive skills. There is, however, little research on using computer game design classes to teach computer skills. This article provides an answer to the question: Can a computer game design course employing the new generation of game authoring tools set middle school students on the path of learning a broad and sophisticated range of computer skills? The answer, based on the senior author's experiences teaching such a course eight times is, Yes. Students learned: an authoring system specifically designed for creating computer games; Windows 95 file management and other basic computer literacy skills; how to integrate outputs from several programs in one project—a form of computer literacy vital for multi-media designers; “if-then-else” logic; and rudimentary knowledge of programming with real-time events. Students also mastered a process for creating unique games and developed skills as autonomous learners.

Mindfulness training reduces stress and amygdala reactivity to fearful faces in middle-school children.

2019 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
pp. 569-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clemens C. C. Bauer ◽  
Camila Caballero ◽  
Ethan Scherer ◽  
Martin R. West ◽  
Michael D. Mrazek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
Fearful Faces ◽  
Amygdala Reactivity

Family Support and Conflict and Academic Success in Middle School Children

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peggy J. Cantrell ◽  
Beth Bailey ◽  
Christine L. Pearson ◽  
Chandni Patel
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Family Support ◽  
School Children ◽  
Middle School Children

Evaluation of a two-year physical activity and healthy eating intervention in middle school children

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Haerens ◽  
B. Deforche ◽  
L. Maes ◽  
G. Cardon ◽  
V. Stevens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
School Children ◽  
Middle School Children
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