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Smith, Brian; Sharma, Priya; Hooper, Paula – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2006
This paper describes the forms of knowledge used by players of fantasy sports, games where players create ideal sports teams and compete to accumulate points based on professional athletes' statistical performances. Messages from a discussion forum associated with a popular fantasy basketball game were analyzed to understand how players described…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Athletes, Heuristics, Mathematical Concepts

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