I found this to be pretty interesting largely because I don't have any real civic participation. It does a good job of not looking at video games as a whole, but the various types and the ways they are experienced. It mentions for example civilization, which for me raises no civic awareness whatesoever, but properly qualifies "However, this occurred in a context where adults guided and shaped the experiences with specific educational goals. It is less clear whether young people who simpl More...

This book is a report about the video games effect on teens’ mind and behavior.
This report is really important to whoever is concerned about the future of young people. As what I understood from reading and looking back on my youth when I was wasting my valuable time on similar games I realize that the present lifestyle and the lack of knowledge that the parents have is the major issue, however absence of real and useful time killers is the other reason that should fill the video More...