Connected Play: Tweens in a Virtual World

by Mizuko Ito, Deborah A. Fields, Yasmin B. Kafai

How kids play in virtual worlds, how it matters for their offline lives, and what this means for designing educational opportunities.

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 investigate what...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262019930
• ISBN13: 9780262019934
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher