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Hanging out, messing around, and geeking out : kids living and learning with new media / Mizuko Ito ... [et al.].

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Itō, Mizuko.
Contributor:
Itō, Mizuko.
Series:
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation series on digital media and learning.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Mass media and youth--United States.
Mass media and youth.
Digital media--Social aspects--United States.
Digital media.
Technology and youth--United States.
Technology and youth.
Learning--Social aspects.
Learning.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (419 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, 2009.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
An examination of young people's everyday new media practices--including video-game playing, text-messaging, digital media production, and social media use. Conventional wisdom about young people's use of digital technology often equates generational identity with technology identity: today's teens seem constantly plugged in to video games, social networking sites, and text messaging. Yet there is little actual research that investigates the intricate dynamics of youths' social and recreational use of digital media. Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out fills this gap, reporting on an ambitious three-year ethnographic investigation into how young people are living and learning with new media in varied settings--at home, in after-school programs, and in online spaces. Integrating twenty-three case studies--which include Harry Potter podcasting, video-game playing, music sharing, and online romantic breakups--in a unique collaborative authorship style, Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out is distinctive for its combination of in-depth description of specific group dynamics with conceptual analysis.
Contents:
Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Notes on the Text; Introduction; 1 Media Ecologies; 2 Friendship; 3 Intimacy; 4 Families; 5 Gaming; 6 Creative Production; 7 Work; Conclusion; Appendix I: Project Overview; Appendix II: Project Descriptions; Appendix III: Project Index; Bibliography; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CC BY-NC-ND
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
9780262258265
0262258269
9780262518543
0262518546
9781299457690
129945769X
9780262258920
0262258927
OCLC:
501336469

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