Lost in a good game : why we play video games and what they can do for us /: why we play video games and what they can do for us. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Pete Etchells.
• Authors: Etchells, Pete
• Contents: Dragons and demons -- A brief history of early video games -- Why do we play video games? -- Control and imagination -- A brief interlude -- Are violent video games bad for us -- Moral panics -- Are video games addictive? -- Screen time -- Immersion and virtual reality -- Wayfaring and wayfinding -- Digital spectator sports -- Loss.
• Publisher Details: London : Icon Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 339 pages)
• Subjects: 794.8019; Video games -- Psychological aspects; Jeux vidéo -- Aspect psychologique; GAMES -- Board; Video games -- Psychological aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781785785061; 1785785060
• Related ISBNs: 9781785784811; 1785784811
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-339).; Note: Print version record.
• 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.