Gareth Schott: 2 books
Violent Games
Rules, Realism and Effect
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
It was over a decade ago that experimental psychologists and media-effects researchers declared the debate on the effects of violent video gaming as "essentially over,†? referring to the way violence in videogames increases aggressive thoughts, feelings and behaviors in players. Despite the...
Computer Games
Text, Narrative and Play
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Computer games are one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving media of our time. Revenues from console and computer games have now overtaken those from Hollywood movies; and online gaming is one of the fastest-growing areas of the internet. Games are no longer just kids' stuff: the majority of...