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Using Gamestar Mechanic with Elementary Art students: An exploration of one teacher’s experiences

Aubrecht, Michelle Adrienne
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1313592553

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2011, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Art Education.
Games are an emerging form of self-expression and communication. Considered plebeian, games have been ignored as an art from. Use of video games in the classroom incorporates and connects to many 21st century skills, helping students understand visual culture using something they are already familiar with – video games. Integrating games into the classroom curriculum applies current research to teaching and leaning. Game making in the art classroom develops students’ ability to think non-linearly and to explore color, shape, balance, composition, rhythm, and storytelling, providing transformative experiences. Players learn basic game design principles, learning how to design games by playing and fixing games. Players can make their own games and post them online, receive feedback from classmates, teachers, and other players, and then revise and repost. This paper discusses how this researcher used the video game Gamestar Mechanic in an elementary art classroom and supported an art teacher in learning how to use this tool.
Christine Ballengee-Morris, Dr, (Advisor)
Patricia Stuhr, Dr. (Committee Member)
161 p.
Art Education
game based learning; Gamestar Mechanic; video games; learning; teaching; public school; 21st century skills

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  • Aubrecht, M. A. (2011). Using Gamestar Mechanic with Elementary Art students: An exploration of one teacher’s experiences [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1313592553

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Aubrecht, Michelle. Using Gamestar Mechanic with Elementary Art students: An exploration of one teacher’s experiences. 2011. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1313592553.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Aubrecht, Michelle. "Using Gamestar Mechanic with Elementary Art students: An exploration of one teacher’s experiences." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1313592553

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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