by Kourosh | Jan 29, 2009 | On Mind, On Technology
Check out this super-duper-mega-awesome review of Video Game Play and Addiction from the Village Gamer. /me doing a dance.
by Kourosh | Jan 26, 2009 | On Technology
Video Game Play and Addiction is the 2009 Silver Recipient for Family & Parenting Resources. I’m only about 3 different types of ecstatic right now :-))) Here’s a link to the Mom’s Choice Awards website. They should be putting out a press release...
by Kourosh | Jun 16, 2008 | On Technology
Massively points out a nicely written piece on Kotaku about a gamer who “powerlevels” a character. The story is presented in three parts: Part I Part II Part III Powerleveling is a type of service, generally considered against the rules, for...
by Kourosh | May 27, 2008 | On Mind, On Technology
Whether or not video games are addictive or provide a useful learning environment is a hot topic. It is unfortunate that the term “addiction” is even bandied about. (Yes, it is a part of the title of my book. I explain the wording in the book...
by Kourosh | May 20, 2008 | On Mind, On Technology
Neat. Video Game Play and Addiction was mentioned on Ars Technica by their gaming guru Ben Kuchera. He specifically mentions and looks at the section about how gamers are different. A lot can be said about this topic and some very good literature has been...
