Foundations of Embodied Learning advances learning, instruction, and the design of
educational technologies by rethinking the learner as an integrated system of mind, body …

Abstract The Gesture as Simulated Action (GSA) framework was proposed to explain how
gestures arise from embodied simulations of the motor and perceptual states that occur …

Humans live in a perceptual world. All of humanity's accomplishments, from agriculture to
space travel, depend on us being able to interact with the world through seeing, feeling …

Gestures are often taken as evidence that the body is involved in thinking and speaking
about the ideas expressed in those gestures. In this article, we present evidence drawn from …

Discourse analysis considers how language, both spoken and written, enacts social and
cultural perspectives and identities. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, An …

Good computer and video games like System Shock 2, Deus Ex, Pikmin, Rise of Nations,
Neverwinter Nights, and Xenosaga: Episode 1 are learning machines. They get themselves …

The emerging viewpoint of embodied cognition holds that cognitive processes are deeply
rooted in the body's interactions with the world. This position actually houses a number of …

Why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? Do computer games help or
hinder learning? What can new research in psychology teach our educational policy …

This book discusses a broad range of topics concerning video games, learning and literacy.
These include the ways games can marry pleasure, learning and mastery through the sense …

We report a new phenomenon associated with language comprehension: the action—
sentence compatibility effect (ACE). Participants judged whether sentences were sensible …