An examination of young people's everyday new media practicesincluding video-game playing, text-messaging, digital media production, and social media use.
Conventional wisdom about young people's use of digital technology often equates generational identity with technology identity: today's teens seem constantly plugged in to video games, social networking sites, and text messaging. Yet there is little actual research that investigates the intricate dynamics of youths' social and recreational use of digital media. Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out fills this gap, reporting on an ambitious three-year ethnographic investigation into how young people are living and learning with new media in varied settingsat home, in after-school programs, and in online spaces.
Integrating twenty-three case studieswhich include Harry Potter podcasting, video-game playing, music sharing, and online romantic breakupsin a unique collaborative authorship style, Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out is distinctive for its combination of in-depth description of specific group dynamics with conceptual analysis.
An examination of young people's everyday new media practicesincluding video-game playing, text-messaging, digital media production, and social media use.
Conventional wisdom about young people's use of digital technology often equates generational identity with technology identity: today's teens seem constantly plugged in to video games, social networking sites, and text messaging. Yet there is little actual research that investigates the intricate dynamics of youths' social and recreational use of digital media. Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out fills this gap, reporting on an ambitious three-year ethnographic investigation into how young people are living and learning with new media in varied settingsat home, in after-school programs, and in online spaces.
Integrating twenty-three case studieswhich include Harry Potter podcasting, video-game playing, music sharing, and online romantic breakupsin a unique collaborative authorship style, Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out is distinctive for its combination of in-depth description of specific group dynamics with conceptual analysis.
Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media
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ISBN-13: | 9780262518543 |
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Publisher: | MIT Press |
Publication date: | 01/11/2013 |
Series: | The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 440 |
Product dimensions: | 8.60(w) x 5.60(h) x 0.90(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |