Powering up : are computer games changing our lives? / Rebecca Mileham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mileham, Rebecca.

Series:

Science Museum TechKnow Series

Science Museum TechKnow Series ; v.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games--Social aspects.

Video games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley/Dana Centre, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When it comes to computer games, the numbers are astounding: the world's top professional gamer has won over half a million dollars shooting virtual monsters on-screen; online games claim literally millions of subscribers; while worldwide spending on computer gaming will top £24 billion by 2011. From techno-toddlers to silver surfers, everyone's playing games on their PCs, Wiis, Xboxes and phones. How are we responding to this onslaught of brain-training, entertaining, potentially addicting, time-consuming, myth-spawning games? In Powering Up, Rebecca Mileham looks at the facts behind the he

Contents:

Powering Up Are Computer Games Changing Our Lives?; Contents; Introduction; 1: Can Computer Games Affect Your Health?; 2: Can Computer Games Change the Way You Think?; 3: Can Computer Games Change Who You Are?; 4: Can Computer Games Turn You into an Addict?; 5: Can Computer Games Make You Violent?; 6: Can Computer Games Change the Way You Learn?; 7: Can Computer Games Change Your Beliefs?; 8: Can Computer Games Change Your Future?; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612342660

9781282342668

1282342665

9780470712078

0470712074

OCLC:

536152309