In this video, Dr. Julia Davies of the School of Education at the University of Sheffield reflects on the findings of her research on young people’s use of social media, including Facebook, and how the playful activity taking place sometimes represents serious work on friendship and identity.
The growing prevalence of play in the workplace and in society in general might be characterised as one element in the ‘gamification’ of society in the 21st century.
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