2/9/2023 0 Comments Firewatch game descriptionMany of these games are ambitious in their scope (think Star Wars or Saving Private Ryanand Mass Effect or Call of Duty). Many of the most popular games are historical or science fiction and fantasy. In what way can games be used that traditional fiction reading may have filled? We know that games and their mechanics are motivated and given life by the context and narratives that surround them. One area of L2TL that games probably don’t come up very often in, is in fiction reading– or novels. Importantly, games can do language, learning and culture. But as we have seen, games can do much more than that. Something like “fun” or motivating language use. Games for second language teaching and learning (L2TL) are very often used for very limited purposes. For background reading about the philosophical and linguistic-theoretic foundation for the approach used in this review, see here and here. This review assess the potential for game-design enhanced second language teaching and learning of Firewatch.
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