Gamer nation: video games and American culture

✍ Scribed by Wills, John

Publisher: John Hopkinds University Press
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 297
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction. A New Realm of PlayChapter One. Games and New Frontiers Chapter Two. Playing Cowboys and Indians in the Digital Wild West Chapter Three. Cold War Gaming Chapter Four. 9/11 Code Chapter Five. Fighting the Virtual War on TerrorChapter Six. Grand Theft Los Angeles Chapter Seven. Second Life, Second America Conclusion. Converging Worlds NotesReferencesIndex

✦ Subjects

Video game addiction;Video game addiction--United States;Video games--Psychological aspects;Video games -- Psychological aspects;Video game addiction -- United States;United States

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