Transmedia play is a new way to understand how children develop critical media literacy and new media literacies through their interactions with contemporary media that links stories and structures across platforms. This essay highlights five characteristics of transmedia play that make it particularly useful for learning: resourcefulness, sociality, mobility, accessibility, and replayability, and explains how each characteristic relates to digital and media literacy education
Transmedia Play: Literacy Across Media
, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Resources
Source: Journal of Media Literacy Education
Author: Meryl Alper and Rebecca Herr-Stephenson