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How Video Games Impact Players : The Pitfalls and Benefits of a Gaming Society.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (173 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498513081
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: How Video Games Impact PlayersDDC classification:
  • 794.8
LOC classification:
  • GV1469.17.S63 -- .R64 2016eb
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Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I: Overview -- 1 Three Key Elements of Video Games -- II: The Positive -- 2 Education -- 3 Prosocial Behaviors -- 4 Mood Management -- 5 History -- 6 Moral Questions -- III: The Negative -- 7 Violence -- 8 Harassment -- 9 Diversity Issues -- 10 Substance Use -- 11 Obesity/Depression -- 12 Conclusion -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: How Video Games Impact Players provides a balanced and nuanced look at the complex role that video games play in society by analyzing the positive and negative effects of game rules, feedback, and self-presentation.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I: Overview -- 1 Three Key Elements of Video Games -- II: The Positive -- 2 Education -- 3 Prosocial Behaviors -- 4 Mood Management -- 5 History -- 6 Moral Questions -- III: The Negative -- 7 Violence -- 8 Harassment -- 9 Diversity Issues -- 10 Substance Use -- 11 Obesity/Depression -- 12 Conclusion -- Index -- About the Author.

How Video Games Impact Players provides a balanced and nuanced look at the complex role that video games play in society by analyzing the positive and negative effects of game rules, feedback, and self-presentation.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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