How video games impact players : the pitfalls and benefits of a gaming society / Ryan Rogers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogers, Ryan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games--Social aspects.

Video games.

Physical Description:

xvii, 153 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

How Video Games Impact Players provides a balanced and nuanced look at the complex role that video games play in society through an analysis of the positive and negative effects of game rules, feedback, and self-presentation. Rogers examines the positive aspects of video games like their use in education, encouragement of prosocial behaviors, and enablement of mood management, as well as the negative aspects like their association with violence and diversity issues, promotion of substance use behaviors, and their role as an outlet for harassment behaviors. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Overview 1

1 Three Key Elements of Video Games: Rules, Interactivity/Feedback, and Self-Presentation 3

II The Positive 23

2 Education 25

3 Prosocial Behaviors 37

4 Mood Management 47

5 History 55

6 Moral Questions 63

III The Negative 71

7 Violence 73

8 Harassment 83

9 Diversity Issues 93

10 Substance Use 107

11 Obesity/Depression 117

12 Conclusion : Predictions and Future Trends 125.

ISBN:

9781498513074

1498513077

OCLC:

940520615