Gaming
Subtitle: playing safe and playing smart
By: Colin Wilkinson
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Digital and information literacy
Publisher: Rosen Central
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781448855520; 9781448856114; 9781448856121
Subjects: Internet games; Safety measures; Internet; Computer games; Video games; Juvenile literature
Description: This book celebrates the experiences, environments, and simulations modern gaming offers as well as the cognitive and developmental benefits they convey, while also highlighting the very real dangers that arise from excessive or inappropriate play.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46) and index.
Table of contents: title: From Tennis for two to massively multiplayer online role-playing games: a brief history of video and computer games; title: Genres and their ratings; title: Gaming and a balanced, healthy life; title: Staying safe while gaming.