Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- 1: Introduction: Digital Games as a Context for Cognitive Development, Learning, and Developmental Research -- Digital Games Are an Integral Part of Children's Environments -- Digital Games Contribute to Learning and Development -- Developmental Research Can Inform the Design of Better Educational Games -- Games as a Window into Applied Cognitive Development -- Overview of the Volume -- 2: The Challenge of Audience Reception: A Developmental Model for Educational Game Engagement -- Media Reception Processes -- Developmental Factors. -- Game Play Motivations. -- Game/Genre Attributes. -- Discussion -- 3: Engagement States and Learning from Educational Games -- Engagement and Learning -- Engagement and Scholastic Achievement -- Engagement with Educational Games -- 4: Applying Developmental Theory and Research to the Creation of Educational Games -- Introduction -- Child Development and Interface Design -- The Mouse. -- Alternative Input Devices. -- Child Development and Game Features -- Leveling and Hints/Clues. -- Motivation. -- Conclusion -- 5: The Impact of Recreational Video Game Play on Children's and Adolescents' Cognition -- Cognitive Skills Acquired During Recreational Video Game Play -- Children's and Adolescents' Conceptions of Video Game Play -- Conclusions -- 6: Electronic Gaming and the Obesity Crisis -- Food and Beverage Marketing to Children -- Food Preferences and Mobile Apps -- Movement, or the Lack Thereof, and Media Exposure -- Conclusions -- 7: Cross-Platform Learning: On the Nature of Children's Learning from Multiple Media Platforms -- Empirical Research -- Benefits for Comprehension and Learning -- Matching Content to the Most Appropriate Medium. -- Multiple Points of Entry. -- Repetition and Reinforcement. -- Transfer of Learning as a Mechanism for Cross-Platform Learning.

Limitations of Cross-Platform Learning -- Conclusion -- 8: Games for Learning: Vast Wasteland or a Digital Promise? -- Cross-Cutting Issues -- Next Steps: Building the Potential of Digital Games for Change -- The Literacy Crisis. -- The Engagement Crisis. -- The STEM and College Graduation Crises. -- Cooperative Learning. -- Development of 21st-Century Skills. -- Index.