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5%OFFScott Rigby - Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound - 9780313362248 - V9780313362248
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Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound

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Description for Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound Hardback. This book offers a practical yet powerful way to understand the psychological appeal and strong motivation to play video games. Series: New Directions in Media. Num Pages: 186 pages, 8. BIC Classification: JFCA; JM; UGG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
New Directions in Media
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313362248
SKU
V9780313362248
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About Scott Rigby
Scott Rigby, PhD, is founder and president of Immersyve, Inc. Richard M. Ryan is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology, psychiatry, and education.

Reviews for Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound
This accessible survey of the psychology of video games serves as a useful introduction. Summing Up: Recommended.
Choice
As games mature, and the average age of gamers continues to rise, we can hope that game scholarship will evolve as well, and Glued to Games is a good step in that direction.
videogamewriters.com

Goodreads reviews for Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound


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