TY  - BOOK
AU  - Clark,Neils
AU  - Scott,P.Shavaun
TI  - Game addiction: the experience and the effects 
SN  - 9780786443642 (softcover : alk. paper)
AV  - RC 569.5.V53 C53 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Jefferson, N.C.
PB  - McFarland & Co.
KW  - Video game addiction
KW  - Video games
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Video games and children
KW  - Video games and teenagers
KW  - adverse effects
KW  - psychology
KW  - Adolescent
KW  - Behavior, Addictive
KW  - Child
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-199) and index; The digital living room -- Media experience and real illusion -- Why they play -- Anatomy of a game addiction -- Games are not babysitters -- The road ahead -- Appendix A. Helpful activities during the process of change -- Appendix B. Learning the lingo -- Appendix C. Commonly used Internet and gamer slang -- Appendix D. Seeking help in an unfamiliar world
N2  - "This book studies videogame addiction from a cross-disciplinary approach, bridging the divide between liberal arts academics and clinical researchers. The topic of addiction is examined neutrally, using accepted research in neuroscience, media studies, and developmental psychology, among others, to reveal how today's gamers interact with and become consumed by the virtual worlds of their videogames"--Provided by publisher
ER  -