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1) Grand theft childhood: the surprising truth about violent video games and what parents should know
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Alex is an 18-year old Earthling who has an extraordinary talent for video game wizardry and conquers the Starfighter game. He is then recruited by alien Centauri to be part of an elite legion of fighters. Leaving behind his trailer park existence, he heads to the outer regions of space. Alex becomes the last hope for the beleaguered Star League and hundreds of worlds, including Earth.
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"This book studies videogame addiction from a cross-disciplinary approach, bridging the divide between liberal arts academics and clinical researchers. The topic of addiction is examined neutrally, using accepted research in neuroscience, media studies, and developmental psychology, among others, to reveal how today's gamers interact with and become consumed by the virtual worlds of their videogames"--Provided by publisher.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alex is an 18-year old Earthling who has an extraordinary talent for video game wizardry and conquers the Starfighter game. He is then recruited by alien Centauri to be part of an elite legion of fighters. Leaving behind his trailer park existence, he heads to the outer regions of space. Alex becomes the last hope for the beleaguered Star League and hundreds of worlds, including Earth.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In Glow Kids, Dr. Nicholas Kardaras will examine how technology-- more specifically, age-inappropriate screen tech, with all of its glowing ubiquity-- has profoundly affected the brains of an entire generation. Brain imaging research is showing that stimulating glowing screens are as dopaminergic (dopamine activating) to the brains pleasure center as sex. And a growing mountain of clinical research correlates screen tech with disorders like ADHD,...
6) Wargames
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005?]
Language
English
Description
Young computer genius David Lightman breaks into the Defense Department's war computer, but what he thinks is a game just may start World War III.
Author
Series
Publisher
Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"For teens, obsessive game play can interfere with school, friends, and getting enough physical exercise. The Gaming Overload Workbook provides proven-effective strategies and tools to help teens set limits on screen time and create a more grounded, well-balanced life"--
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"After Earthling Alex (Lance Guest) conquers the Starfighter video game, he is recruited by alien Centauri (Robert Preston) to be part of an elite legion of fighters. Leaving behind his trailer park home for the outer regions of space, Alex becomes the last hope for the beleaguered Star League and hundreds of worlds -- including Earth."--Container.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rockport
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Nilay Rad has coasted through life so far without much effort, learning to use cheat codes and hacks and earning himself the nickname 'The biggest cheat.' But when a mysterious device arrives from his long-lost mother, Nilay will have to enter the world of ghosts and play to win if he wants to survive"--
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In SpaceCamp, a group of teenagers attend a summer camp designed to teach them the workings of the NASA space program.
In Wargames, young computer genius David Lightman breaks into the Defense Department's war computer, but what he thinks is a game just may start World War III.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The author of the landmark work On Killing reveals how violent video games have ushered in a new era of mass homicide--and what we must do about it. Paducah, Kentucky, 1997: a 14-year-old boy shoots eight students in a prayer circle at his school. Littleton, Colorado, 1999: two high school seniors kill a teacher, twelve other students, and then themselves. Utoya, Norway, 2011: a political extremist shoots and kills sixty-nine participants in a youth...
