articles or books that talk about how kids learn to use computers or video games

[shateredsoul]

Does anyone know of any books or games that examine the complexity that it takes to learn to play games, what is learned, how it's learned, the benefits of learning to use computer software/games (i.e. some argue this builds abilities that make it easier for you to enter into careers related to technology).

some examples

Beyond BarbieŽ and Mortal Kombat: New Perspectives on Gender and Gaming
http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Barbie-Mortal-Kombat-Perspectives/dp/0262113198/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288811760&sr=8-1

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
http://www.amazon.com/Video-Games-Learning-Literacy-Second/dp/1403984530/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288811800&sr=1-1

Good Video Games and Good Learning: Collected Essays on Video Games, Learning and Literacy (New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies)
http://www.amazon.com/Good-Video-Games-Learning-Epistemologies/dp/0820497037/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288811800&sr=1-7

[RayB]

The wife called your hobby a waste of time again, huh?

[shateredsoul]

The wife called your hobby a waste of time again, huh?

ha ha she does that all the time!  but no not for that..