Video games and creativity. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Garo P. Green and James C. Kaufman.
• Editors: Green, Garo; Kaufman, James C
• Contents: Creativity and video game play. Video games and creativity / Linda A. Jackson and Alexander I. Games ; The impact of video game play on human (and orc) creativity / Nicholas D. Bowman, Rachel Kowert and Christopher J. Ferguson ; Video games and malevolent creativity : does one thing lead to another? / David H. Cropley ; Problem solving through 'cheating" in video games / Karla R. Hamlen and Fran C. Blumberg ; Opportunities and challenges in assessing and supporting creativity in video games / Yoon J. Kim and Valerie J. Shute ; Content, collaboration, and creativity in virtual worlds / Thomas B. Ward -- Creativity and video games in education. Teaching creativity : theoretical models and applications / Jorge A. Blanco-Herrera, Christopher L. Groves, Ann M. Lewis and Douglas A. Gentile ; Teachers designing learning games : impact on creativity / Frederique Frossard, Anna Trifonova and Mario Barajas ; Cognitive brain training, video games, and creativity / Oshin Vartanian and Erin L. Beatty ; Game narrative, interactive fiction, and storytelling : creating a "time for telling" in the classroom / Michael F. Young, Stephen T. Slota, Roger Travi and Beomkyu Choi -- Creativity and video game development. Creating code creatively : automated discovery of game mechanics through code generation / Michael Cook ; Patented creativity : reflecting on video game patents / Casey O'Donnell ; Tension and opportunity : creativity in the video gaming medium / Grant Tavinor ; Creative interactivity : customizing and creating game content / Katharina-Marie Behr, Richard Huskey and Rene Weber.
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier, Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 309 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 794.801/9; Video games -- Psychological aspects; Creative ability; Video games and children; GAMES / Video & Electronic; Creative ability; Video games and children; Video games -- Psychological aspects; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128017050; 0128017058
• Related ISBNs: 9780128014622
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 10, 2015)
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.