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young children’s play in online virtual worlds
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In this paper, the authors explore the relationship between play and technology and relate it to similar discourses concerning the concepts of "real" and "virtual" in the 21st century, and examine the way in which virtual worlds have been marketed to children and parents/carers on the basis of their propensity to offer online play in a safe environment.Abstract:
Virtual worlds for children are becoming increasingly popular, and yet there are few accounts of children’s use of these worlds. Young children are spending increasing amounts of time online as technology continues to create significant changes in social and cultural practices in the 21st century. Some of children's online interactions can be categorized as playful in nature; however, play and technology are frequently positioned as oppositional. In this article, I explore the tensions surrounding the relationship between play and technology and relate it to similar discourses concerning the concepts of ‘real’ and ‘virtual’. I then move on to consider the growing popularity of virtual worlds with young children and examine the way in which the worlds have been marketed to children and parents/carers on the basis of their propensity to offer online play in a safe environment. The article provides an overview of two virtual worlds currently targeted at young children and draws on a survey of primary childre...read more
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