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Search for the hero: Cyberheroism and the digital conscience
- 03/07/2012
Flying in to save the day...
Malabooboo, Creative commons (2012) ©Scope
The Cyberhero League brings together online and offline gaming in a twenty-first-century scout-like adventure that lets children help others whilst having fun. The intentions behind the project may be noble, but is it all just academic theorising? Or can the Cyberheroes really save us all? -
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