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Author: Mizuko Ito
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Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B004FV4NNA

Engineering Play: A Cultural History of Children's Software (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning)

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out of digital worlds. Thirty years ago, however, the computer belonged almost exclusively to
business, the military, and academia. In Engineering Play, Mizuko Ito describes
the transformation of the computer from a tool associated with adults and work to one linked to
children, learning, and play. Ito gives an account of a pivotal period in the 1980s and 1990s, which
saw the rise of a new category of consumer software designed specifically for elementary
school--aged children e envy children's natural affinity for computers, the ease with which they click in and
out of digital worlds. Thirty years ago, however, the computer belonged almost exclusively to
business, the military, and academia. In Engineering Play, Mizuko Ito describes
the transformation of the computer from a tool associated with adults and work to one linked to
children, learning, and play. Ito gives an account of a pivotal period in the 1980s and 1990s, which
saw the rise of a new category of consumer software designed specifically for elementary
school--aged children. "Edutainment" software sought to blend various ed

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