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Algorithmic Rights and Protections for Children

This symposium will facilitate discussion on emerging issues and frameworks for understanding algorithmic rights and protections for children. The organizers have edited a special issue on the topic, which includes an interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners exploring children’s engagement with online tools and networks in education, entertainment, and family life. The authors will be …

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Designing for Caring and Care-full Online Communities that Include Youth

The ‘Design for Caring and Care-full Online Communities’ is a research initiative within the Made With Play lab that focuses on exploring ways that we can design online technologies and games to support caring and inclusive environments. The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase of people participating, socializing, and learning through online platforms …

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Best of GLS: Fifteen Years of Generative Play

For twelve years, the Games+Learning+Society (GLS) Conference gathered academics, industry leaders, educators, and policy makers to consider the impact of the games on learning and society. From 2005-2016 the conference led to white papers, conference proceedings, and an edited volume from Cambridge Press, all of which continue to shape the field. The hallmark of GLS, …

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