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Virtual worlds can have good as well as negative effects: Psychologist Pete Etchells on his book, Lost in a Good Game.
Virtual worlds can have good as well as negative effects: Psychologist Pete Etchells on his book, Lost in a Good Game.
" ... a psychologist at Bath Spa University in England but still an avid gamer, Etchells specializes in understanding the behavioral effects—both positive and negative—of video games. He chose that focus after going on an alcohol-fueled pub rant as a graduate student, annoyed by a fear-mongering newspaper headline claiming that computer games cause dementia in children. He knew from personal experience how gaming had helped him process his grief, and his research has helped bring concrete evidence to bear on the lingering debate about whether video games are bad for you."
The book Lost in a Good Game is available on Amazon.
Source: arstechnica.com
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