[Air-L] Intro-level readings on games/gamification?

[Jaxon, Kim]

Hi Luis,

I have a curated Google Doc with game studies resources (intended as an
introduction type list):
http://tinyurl.com/gamejaxon

Best,

Kim-- 

Kim Jaxon
Assistant Professor, Composition & Literacy
English Department
CSU, Chico
kjaxon at csuchico.edu
http://kimjaxon.com
@drjaxon  

 





On 4/12/15, 3:49 PM, "Luis E. Hestres" <luis.hestres at utsa.edu> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I'm teaching an intro to communication technologies class for comm
>majors, and one of our last weeks is about games. This will include an
>introduction to the history of the industry and some content about its
>most visible aspects, like blockbuster console games. But I'd like to
>talk to them about other topics, like gamification or games that aim to
>do social good. Can anyone recommend some interesting & engaging
>freshman/sophomore level readings about these topics? Ideally some
>long-form journalism or accessible scholarly work.
>
>Thanks!
>
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