Game addiction : the experience and the effects / Neils Clark and P. Shavaun Scott.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, Description: vii, 203 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780786443642
  • 0786443642
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.85/84 22
LOC classification:
  • RC569.5.V53 C53 2009
NLM classification:
  • 2009 F-875
  • WS 105.5.E9
Online resources:
Contents:
The digital living room -- Media experience and real illusion -- Why they play -- Anatomy of a game addiction -- Games are not babysitters -- The road ahead.
Summary: "This book studies videogame addiction from a cross-disciplinary approach, 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, among others, to reveal how today's gamers interact with and become consumed by the virtual worlds of their videogames"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199) and index.

The digital living room -- Media experience and real illusion -- Why they play -- Anatomy of a game addiction -- Games are not babysitters -- The road ahead.

"This book studies videogame addiction from a cross-disciplinary approach, 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, among others, to reveal how today's gamers interact with and become consumed by the virtual worlds of their videogames"--Provided by publisher.

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