Glued to Games

Author: Scott Rigby
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0313362246

Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound (New Directions in Media)

With video game sales in the billions and strong opinions about their potential and their peril growing louder,AGlued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound brings something new to the discussion. Get Glued to Games computer books for free.
It is the first truly balanced review of the psychology of video game motivation and engagement, based on years of research with thousands of gamers. The book addresses both the positive and negative aspects of game play by drawing on significant recent studies and established motivational theory to explore the fundamental drivers of engagement, how games satisfy basic psychological needs, and how an understanding of these factors can be applied to controversial topics such as video game violence and game addiction.

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