The Gaming Mind: A New Psychology of Videogames and the Power of Play

by Alexander Kriss

Book Overview

It's the question on everyone's mind, given teenagers' captive attention to videogames and the media's tendency to scapegoat them. It's also--if you ask clinical psychologist Alexander Kriss--the wrong question.

In his therapy office, Kriss looks at videogames as a window into the mind. Is his patient Liz really "addicted" to Candy Crush--or is she evading a deeper problem? Why would aspiring model Patricia craft a hideous avatar named...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1615196811
• ISBN13: 9781615196814
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Experiment
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"