LEADER 02618nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910782811603321 005 20230223014345.0 010 $a1-282-34266-5 010 $a9786612342660 010 $a0-470-71207-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000724825 035 $a(EBL)470646 035 $a(OCoLC)536152309 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000306623 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11205509 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000306623 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10298176 035 $a(PQKB)10778232 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470646 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL470646 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10300867 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL234266 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000724825 100 $a20080703d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPowering up$b[electronic resource] $eare computer games changing our lives? /$fRebecca Mileham 210 $aChichester, England ;$aHoboken, NJ $cWiley/Dana Centre$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (335 p.) 225 1 $aScience Museum TechKnow Series ;$vv.1 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-470-72310-6 327 $aPowering Up Are Computer Games Changing Our Lives?; Contents; Introduction; 1: Can Computer Games Affect Your Health?; 2: Can Computer Games Change the Way You Think?; 3: Can Computer Games Change Who You Are?; 4: Can Computer Games Turn You into an Addict?; 5: Can Computer Games Make You Violent?; 6: Can Computer Games Change the Way You Learn?; 7: Can Computer Games Change Your Beliefs?; 8: Can Computer Games Change Your Future?; Index 330 $aWhen it comes to computer games, the numbers are astounding: the world's top professional gamer has won over half a million dollars shooting virtual monsters on-screen; online games claim literally millions of subscribers; while worldwide spending on computer gaming will top £24 billion by 2011. From techno-toddlers to silver surfers, everyone's playing games on their PCs, Wiis, Xboxes and phones. How are we responding to this onslaught of brain-training, entertaining, potentially addicting, time-consuming, myth-spawning games? In Powering Up, Rebecca Mileham looks at the facts behind the he 410 0$aScience Museum TechKnow Series 606 $aVideo games$xSocial aspects 615 0$aVideo games$xSocial aspects. 676 $a306.4/87 700 $aMileham$b Rebecca$01565408 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782811603321 996 $aPowering up$93835057 997 $aUNINA