Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us in and Hold Us Spellbound

Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us in and Hold Us Spellbound

Rigby, Scott
Ryan, Richard M.

Hardcover

Series: New Directions in Media

Games & Activities GeneralTechnology & EngineeringGeneral Computers

ISBN10: 0313362246
ISBN13: 9780313362248
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Feb 18 2011
Pages: 200
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

This book offers a practical yet powerful way to understand the psychological appeal and strong motivation to play video games.

With video game sales in the billions and anxious concerns about their long-term effects growing louder, Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound brings something new to the discussion. It is the first truly balanced research-based analysis on the games and gamers, addressing both the positive and negative aspects of habitual playing by drawing on significant recent studies and established motivational theory.

Filled with examples from popular games and the real experiences of gamers themselves, Glued to Games gets to the heart of gaming's powerful psychological and emotional allure--the benefits as well as the dangers. It gives everyone from researchers to parents to gamers themselves a clearer understanding the psychology of gaming, while offering prescriptions for healthier, more enjoyable games and gaming experiences.

Also in

Games & Activities General

View All