Game addiction
Subtitle: the experience and the effects
By: Neils Clark and P. Shavaun Scott.
Contributors: Scott, P. Shavaun.
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C; London
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9780786443642
Subjects: Video game addiction; Video games -- Psychological aspects; Video games and children; Video games and teenagers
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface / Neils Clark; title: The digital living room; title: Media experience and real illusion; title: Why they play; title: Anatomy of a game addiction; title: Games are not babysitters; title: The road ahead; title: Afterword / P. Shavaun Scott; title: Appendixes. Helpful activities during the process of change; title: Learning the lingo; title: Commonly used Internet and gamer slang; title: Seeking help in an unfamiliar world