Mediated messages flood our daily lives, through virtually endless choices of media
channels, genres, and content. However, selectivity determines what media messages we …

Science is critically important for advancing economics, health, and social well-being in the
twenty-first century. A scientifically literate workforce is one that is well-suited to meet the …

In the past twenty years, the video game industry has established itself as a significant
contributor to the global entertainment economy. Compared to more established …

Serious Games provides a thorough exploration of the claim that playing games can provide
learning that is deep, sustained and transferable to the real world." Serious games" is …

Electronic games are now an everyday part of childhood and adolescence. The debate has
moved from whether children should play video games to how to maximize potential benefits …

This article introduces an explication of video game players' identification with a game
character or role that is based on social–psychological models of self-perception …

On average, girls and women are less involved with video games than are boys and men,
and when they do play, they often prefer different games. This article reports two studies that …

Based on the model of complex entertainment experiences (Vorderer, Klimmt, & Ritterfeld,
2004), the competitiveness of a computer game (media prerequisite) and the individual life …

Automated vehicle technology is becoming increasingly mature with the development of
Artificial Intelligence and information communications technology. It is important to …

What makes virtual violence enjoyable rather than aversive? Two 2× 2 experiments tested
the assumption that moral disengagement cues provided by a violent video game's narrative …