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Communication Quality Differences Between Legos And Minecraft, Michael Cullen, Joel Klein, Keith Crockett
Communication Quality Differences Between Legos And Minecraft, Michael Cullen, Joel Klein, Keith Crockett
Concordia Journal of Communication Research
Communication between pre-adolescent boys can be viewed as strange and unlike teen girls and “grown ups”. According to Debra Tannen (1990), “All genders strive to be understood, however young men try to communicate to remain independent.” This often leads to competition amongst the male gender. In order to test this theory, this study looks to observe if there are any differences between hands on activity communication and technology gameplay communication. The study observed 3 pre-adolescent boys trying to work together to make a house in Legos and then the boys were instructed to make a house on Minecraft. The levels …