Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media

by Arthur Law, Judd Antin, Megan Finn, et al.

Book Overview

An examination of young people's everyday new media practices--including video-game playing, text-messaging, digital media production, and social media use.

Conventional wisdom about young people's use of digital technology often equates generational identity with technology identity: today's teens seem constantly plugged in to video games, social networking sites, and text messaging. Yet there is little actual research that investigates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262518546
• ISBN13: 9780262518543
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 419 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher