Power play : how video games can save the world /

Power play : how video games can save the world /

The phenomenal growth of gaming has inspired plenty of hand-wringing since its inception--from the press, politicians, parents, and everyone else concerned with its effect on our brains, bodies, and hearts. But what if games could be good, not only for individuals but for the world? In Power Play, A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burak, Asi (Author)
Corporate Author: Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund
Other Authors: Parker, Laura
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017
New York : [2017]
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
Video games > Design > History
Video games > Social aspects
COMPUTERS / Social Aspects / Human-Computer Interaction
COMPUTERS > Social Aspects > Human-Computer Interaction
EDUCATION / Computers & Technology
EDUCATION > Computers & Technology
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology
Video games > Design
History
Table of Contents:
  • A little game about peace : the story of PeaceMaker
  • A former supreme court judge takes matters into her own hands : the story of iCivics
  • New bonds in Georgia : the story of Macon Money
  • A prince's tale : the story of New Arab Media
  • Nine minutes of pregnancy : the story of the Half the Sky movement
  • A lab of hope : the story of Re-Mission
  • Armchair scientist : the story of Foldit and crowdgaming
  • Under the hood : the story of NeuroRacer and Project Evo
  • "Don't just buy a new video game, make one!" : President Barack Obama, December 8, 2013
  • Today and tomorrow : virtual reality and a new beginning
  • Part 1. Not playing around anymore
  • Part 2. From Jeddah to Nairobi
  • Part 3. From the lab to the screen
  • Part 4. The tools of a new generation
  • Part I. Not playing around anymore : A little game about peace: the story of PeaceMaker
  • A former supreme court judge takes matters into her own hands: the story of iCivics
  • New bonds in Georgia: the story of Macon Money
  • Part II. From Feddah to Nairobi : A prince's tale: the story of New Arab Media
  • Nine minutes of pregnancy: the story of the Half the Sky movement
  • Part III. From the lab to the screen : A lab of hope: the story of Re-Mission
  • Armchair scientist: the story of Foldit and crowdgaming
  • Under the hood: the story of NeuroRacer and Project Evo
  • Part IV. "Don't just buy a new video game, make one!": President Barack Obama, December 8, 2013
  • Today and tomorrow: virtual reality and a new beginning

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