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* Place * Constructionist * Evocative * Crystallizing * MediaFusion * Organizing * Why * Glass * Multiplayer * Reflection * MUD

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MarketPlace's Place

• Constructionist Inspirations examines a number of tools that help children build interesting knowledge structures.
• The Market as an Organizing Principle discusses why economic ideas are especially important right now and why computers might be useful in grappling with them.
• Why Modeling and Simulation talks about what models and simulations have to offer.
• Glass Box Modeling argues for making the model in the simulation environment visible.
• Multiplayer Simulations--System Dynamics in a Social Context shows how it is easier to make the model transparent when users provide some of the behavior.
• A Context for Reflection reminds us that playing the game is only part of the fun, and that talking about what happened during a game gives players an opportunity to learn by reflecting on their experience.
• A MUD with a Model finishes up by comparing MarketPlace to the ever-popular MUD environments.