LFEd Ep. 001: Semiotic Domains

Luke and Alex talk about semiotic domains and learning from video games.

In our first companion podcast, Alex and Luke talk about Luke’s Low Five Education Project article on semiotic domains in further detail. A brief history and bio of author James Paul Gee is given before explaining his concept of semiotic domains and the active learning that takes place when playing video games. Although Gee’s work in his book, What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, holds up today, the video game references and examples within are very much outdated. (This is to be expected given its original publishing was in 2003.) After going over some major points on domain learning and how it influenced the education project, Alex and Luke each highlight more modern video games that exemplify semiotic domain learning. Luke comes in with a particularly social studies and classroom specific context, while Alex highlights games that more casual or at home players may enjoy.

Games highlighted within the podcast include: Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, Cities Skylines, Baba is You, Empire of Sin, and more. 

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