Lost in a good game : why we play video games and what they can do for us
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Published
London : Icon Books, 2019.
ISBN
9781785784811, 1785784811
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Lansing Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 794.8 ETC | On Shelf |
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Published
London : Icon Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 339 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781785784811, 1785784811
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Includes bibliographical references.
Description
When Pete Etchells was 14, his father died from motor neurone disease. In order to cope, he immersed himself in a virtual world; first as an escape, but later to try to understand what had happened. Etchells is now a researcher into the psychological effects of video games, and was co-author on a recent paper explaining why WHO plans to classify ̀game addiction' as a danger to public health are based on bad science and (he thinks) are a bad idea. In this, his first book, he journeys through the history and development of video games; from Turing's chess machine to mass multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft, via scientific study, to investigate the highs and lows of playing and get to the bottom of our relationship with games - why we do it, and what they really mean to us. At the same time, Lost in a Good Game is a very unusual memoir of a writer coming to terms with his grief via virtual worlds, as he tries to work out what area of popular culture we should classify games (a relatively new technology) under.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Etchells, P. (2019). Lost in a good game: why we play video games and what they can do for us . Icon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Etchells, Pete. 2019. Lost in a Good Game: Why We Play Video Games and What They Can Do for Us. Icon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Etchells, Pete. Lost in a Good Game: Why We Play Video Games and What They Can Do for Us Icon Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Etchells, Pete. Lost in a Good Game: Why We Play Video Games and What They Can Do for Us Icon Books, 2019.
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