Playing Video Games - Motives, Responses, and Consequences (Hardcover)

When Palladas, the Greek poet who flourished in the 4th century AD, said that life is but a game, he hardly could have imagined how pervasive games could become in every aspect of our modern lives. From security training simulations to war games to role-playing games, to sports games to gambling, playing video games has become a social phenomena and the increasing number of players that cross gender, culture, and age is on a dramatic upward trajectory. Playing Video Games: Motives, Responses, and Consequences integrates communication, psychology, and technology to examine the psychological and mediated aspects of playing video games. It is the first volume to delve deeply into these aspects of computer game play. It fits squarely into the media psychology arm of entertainment studies, which promises to be the next big wave in media studies. The book targets one of the most popular and pervasive media in modern times, and it will serve to define the area of study and provide a theoretical spine for future research.

General

Imprint:	Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Routledge Communication Series
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	March 2006
Editors:	Peter Vorderer • Jennings Bryant
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	480
ISBN-13:	978-0-8058-5321-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Computer games Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Human-computer interaction
LSN:	0-8058-5321-9
Barcode:	9780805853216

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