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Games geeks in context: developing the environment to engage creative expression

Nichol, Sophie, Blashki, Katherine and Goward, Penelope 2006, Games geeks in context: developing the environment to engage creative expression, in ED-MEDIA 2006 : World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2006, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Norfolk, Va., pp. 1298-1303.

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Title Games geeks in context: developing the environment to engage creative expression
Author(s) Nichol, Sophie
Blashki, Katherine
Goward, Penelope
Conference name World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (2006 : Orlando, Florida)
Conference location Orlando, Florida, USA
Conference dates 26-30 June 2006
Title of proceedings ED-MEDIA 2006 : World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2006
Editor(s) Pearson, Elaine
Bohman, Paul
Publication date 2006
Conference series World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications
Start page 1298
End page 1303
Publisher Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Place of publication Norfolk, Va.
Keyword(s) students
computer sciences
Summary This paper explores the importance of purpose built combined technological and social collaborative environments in supporting the development of creativity in a cohort of students not generally associated with creative abilities. A supportive and nurturing environment provides these university students with a community where they can share knowledge and ideas, and subsequently engage in creative activities and behaviours. Such an environment directly impacts on the levels of engagement with which students� participate in their learning process. The authors draw on findings derived from a study of first year computer science students enrolled in a games design and development unit at an Australian university. This paper will focus on the ways in which the participants negotiate and regulate the exercise of power and control in the environment in order to enhance their own creative expression.
ISBN 1880094592
9781880094594
Language eng
Field of Research 080602 Computer-Human Interaction
HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice ©Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner.
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30006099

Document type: Conference Paper
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