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A Framework for the Design and Analysis of Socially Pervasive Games
Title
A Framework for the Design and Analysis of Socially Pervasive Games
Author
Powell, Eve
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Computer science, Philosophy
Description
Pervasive games have the potential to create large social impacts on players and non-players alike. However, this can only happen when the game becomes integrated and accepted within a social community - or in other words, is socially adopted in i...
CASTLES, GENDER, AND CHILD CULTURE: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF MEDIA AND PLAY
Title
CASTLES, GENDER, AND CHILD CULTURE: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF MEDIA AND PLAY
Author
Montgomery, Shannon
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Education, Social sciences--Study and teaching
Description
This dissertation revealed two distinct types of castles which are marketed to boys and girls: Fortresses for boys are embedded with the masculine stereotypes of violence and active agents, and Palaces for girls imply domesticity, passivity, and a...
SOARING WITH DRAGONS: FINDING PLAY AND INTIMACY IN CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Title
SOARING WITH DRAGONS: FINDING PLAY AND INTIMACY IN CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Author
Williams, Joshua
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Literature, Philosophy, Philosophy and religion
Description
This thesis examines the way children’s and young adult literature deals with play and intimacy. Using Georges Bataille’s conception of intimacy, this thesis posits that intimacy, deriving from play, allows for a deeper understanding of self and a...
The Playful Elements in Emily Gravett's and David Wiesner's Postmodern Picturebooks
Title
The Playful Elements in Emily Gravett's and David Wiesner's Postmodern Picturebooks
Author
Warnsing, Abbey
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
English literature
Description
Emily Gravett and David Wiesner play with existing texts, narrative structures, visual elements and connectivity in their picturebooks using a variety of metafictive devices that also play with the story, characters, and readers. Both authors crea...