Computers and Composition Mar 2020

“I Never Know What to Expect”: Aleatory Identity Play in Fortnite and Its Implications for Multimodal Composition

Jialei Jiang Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Journal
Computers and Composition
Published
2020-03-01
DOI
10.1016/j.compcom.2020.102550
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multimodality

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    Computers and Composition
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    Press Enter to “Say”: Using Second Life to Teach Critical Media Literacy
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