Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us in and Hold Us Spellbound

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ABC-CLIO, 2011 - Video games - 186 pages
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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 gamers themselves, Glued to Games gets to the heart of gaming's powerful psychological and emotional allure--the benefits as well as the dangers. It gives everyone from researchers to parents to gamers themselves a clearer understanding the psychology of gaming, while offering prescriptions for healthier, more enjoyable games and gaming experiences.

  • Images from classic and modern video games illustrate key points and make the information accessible to all readers

  • A bibliography of numerous psychological studies support the author's underlying motivational model

 

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Contents

Chapter 1 The Emotional Experience Of Games Today
1
Chapter 2 Games and The Need For Competence
15
Chapter 3 Game sand The Need For Autonomy
39
Chapter 4 Games and The Need For Relatedness
65
Chapter 5 Immersion and Presence
81
The Addictive Undertow Of Games
97
Chapter 7 The Appeal and Perils Of Aggression In Video Games
119
Chapter 8 Gaming Beyond Entertainment
139
A Practical Road Map
155
Index
175
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About the author (2011)

Scott Rigby, PhD, is founder and president of Immersyve, Inc.

Richard M. Ryan is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology, psychiatry, and education.

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TitleGlued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us in and Hold Us Spellbound
New directions in media
AuthorsScott Rigby, Richard M. Ryan
Editionillustrated
PublisherABC-CLIO, 2011
ISBN0313362246, 9780313362248
Length186 pages
  
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