Link between gaming communities in Youtube and computer science

L Haaranen, R Duran - International Conference on Computer …, 2017 - scitepress.org
International Conference on Computer Supported Education, 2017scitepress.org
Playing games has become a permanent part of popular culture, and the number of players
keeps increasing. Part of this phenomenon is the act of recording gameplay and sharing the
videos creating online gaming communities. We describe different types of gaming videos
that intersect with learning computer science (CS). In addition, we looked at the discussions
those videos spurred and found a rich interaction with CS topics. Since games can act as an
engaging environment for informal learning, we conclude that the gaming community has …
Playing games has become a permanent part of popular culture, and the number of players keeps increasing. Part of this phenomenon is the act of recording gameplay and sharing the videos creating online gaming communities. We describe different types of gaming videos that intersect with learning computer science (CS). In addition, we looked at the discussions those videos spurred and found a rich interaction with CS topics. Since games can act as an engaging environment for informal learning, we conclude that the gaming community has relevant connections to learning CS and we as the research community should pay more attention to this phenomenon.
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