Game Addiction: The Experience and the Effects - Couverture souple

Clark, Neils; Scott, P. Shavaun

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786443642 ISBN 13 : 9780786443642

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2009

Synopsis

An eleven-year-old boy strangled an elderly woman for the equivalent of five dollars in 2007, then buried her body under a thin layer of sand. He told the police that he needed the money to play online videogames. Just a month later, an eight-year-old Norwegian boy saved his younger sister's life by threatening an attacking moose and then feigning death when the moose attacked him--skills he said he learned while playing World of Warcraft.

As these two instances show, videogames affect the minds, bodies, and lives of millions of gamers, negatively and positively. This book approaches videogame addiction from a cross-disciplinary perspective, bridging the divide between liberal arts academics and clinical researchers. The topic of addiction is examined neutrally, using accepted research in neuroscience, media studies, and developmental psychology.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Neils Clark is a lecturer at the University of Washington, and has previously lectured at DigiPen. His work has been published in the journal Games & Culture, and he has been invited to speak at events such as Games for Health, Serious Play and PAX West. Most recently he presented research exploring community engagement in eSports and video game livestreaming.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786443642
• ISBN 13: 9780786443642
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 211
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible