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Game Addiction

By Neils Clark

Game Addiction

By Neils Clark

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Description
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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
212
Release Date:
2009-04-29
Publication Date:
2009-04-29
Publisher:
McFarland and Company, Inc.
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0786443642
ISBN13:
9780786443642
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
352 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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