Are videogames unhealthy for us?
It’s the query on everybody’s thoughts, given youngsters’ captive consideration to videogames and the media’s tendency to scapegoat them. It’s additionally―if you happen to ask scientific psychologist Alexander Kriss―the fallacious query.
In his remedy workplace, Kriss seems to be at videogames as a window into the thoughts. Is his affected person Liz actually “addicted” to Sweet Crush―or is she evading a deeper drawback? Why would aspiring mannequin Patricia craft a hideous avatar named “Pat”? And when Jack immerses himself in Mass Impact, is he eroding his social expertise―or honing them through relationship-building gameplay?
Weaving collectively Kriss’s private historical past, sufferers’ experiences, {and professional} perception―and with out shying away from advanced topics, comparable to on-line harassment―The Gaming Thoughts disrupts our assumptions about “avid gamers” and explores how gaming might be good for us. It provides steering for folks, clinicians, and the remainder of us to higher perceive the gaming thoughts. Like several mode of play, at their finest, videogames reveal who we’re―and what we wish from our lives.
From the Writer
Writer : The Experiment; Revised version (March 31, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 272 pages
ISBN-10 : 1615196811
ISBN-13 : 978-1615196814
Merchandise Weight : 12.3 ounces
Dimensions : 6.1 x 0.8 x 9.1 inches
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