%0 Book Section %1 doi:10.1162/dmal.9780262693646.001 %A Salen, Katie %B The Ecology of Games: Connecting Youth, Games, and Learning %D 2007 %I The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning %K education games haifa-games-course learning %P 1-17 %R 10.1162/dmal.9780262693646.001 %T Toward an Ecology of Gaming %U http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/dmal.9780262693646.001 %X In her introduction to the Ecology of Games, Salen argues for the need for an increasingly complex and informed awareness of the meaning, significance, and practicalities of games in young people's lives. The language of the media is replete with references to the devil (and heavy metal) when it comes to the ill-found virtues of videogames, while a growing movement in K–12 education casts them as a Holy Grail in the uphill battle to keep kids learning. Her essay explores the different ways the volume's contributors add shades of grey to this often black-and-white mix, pointing toward a more sophisticated understanding of the myriad ways in which gaming could and should matter to those considering the future of learning.

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