Knowledge games : how playing games can solve problems, create insight, and make change / Karen Schrier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schrier, Karen (Karen L.), author.

Series:

Tech.edu.

Tech.edu

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Games--Psychological aspects.

Games.

Games--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This accessible book critiques the limits and implications of games and considers how they may redefine what it means to produce knowledge, to play, to educate, and to be a citizen.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Automotive Salvage Business in America, 1900-2010: An Overview; 2. Parts, Parts Cars, and Car Enthusiasts: The Art and Practice of Direct Recycling; 3. Arizona Gold: Enthusiast-Specialty Salvage Yards, 1920s-2000s; 4. Junkyard Jamboree: Hunting for Treasure in the Automotive Past, 1950-2010; 5. Not in My Neighbor's Backyard, Either: Zoning and Eyesore Ordinances, 1965-2010; 6. Of Clunkers and Camaros: Policy Makers, Enthusiasts, and Old-Car Scrappage, 1990-2009; Coda: Something Old, Something New; Notes; Essay on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H

IJ; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on print record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781421419213

1421419211

OCLC:

948810953