%0 Journal Article
%T Trading Card Games as a Social Learning Tool
%A Lenarcic
%A John
%A Mackay-Scollay
%A James
%J Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society
%D 2005
%I 
%X A philosophical meditation is presented in essay form on the trading card game as an analogue relic in a digital age. Its origins in the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons are explored and the pastime¡¯s subsequent rise to cult status in contemporary entertainment culture is delineated. Threats to the ongoing sustainability of the phenomenon are also contemplated. An outline of the operational mechanics of a generic trading card game is delivered, using Magic: The Gathering as a specific example. The positive societal impact of habitual game interactions and associated customs are encapsulated, with respect to pedagogic and other related matters.
%K Trading card games
%K social learning environments
%U http://www.swinburne.edu.au/sbs/ajets/journal/V3N2/pdf/V3N2-1-Lenarcic.pdf