We the Gamers av Karen (Director of the Games and Emerging Media Program Director of the Games and Emerging Media Program Marist College) Schrier

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Distrust. Division. Disparity. Is our world in disrepair?Ethics and civics have always mattered, but perhaps they matter now more than ever before. Recently, with the rise of online teaching and movements like #PlayApartTogether, games have become increasingly acknowledged as platforms for civic deliberation and value sharing. We the Gamers explores these possibilities by examining how we connect, communicate, analyze, and discover when we play games. Combining research-based perspectives and current examples, this volume shows how games canbe used in ethics, civics, and social studies education to inspire learning, critical thinking, and civic change.We the Gamers introduces and explores various educational frameworks through a range of games and interactive experiences including board and card games, online games, virtual reality and augmented reality games, and digital games like Minecraft, Executive Command, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Fortnite, When Rivers Were Trails, Polit