Video Games as a Multifaceted Medium: A Review of Quantitative Social Science Research on Video Games and a Typology of Video Game Research Approaches

Although there is a vast and useful body of quantitative social science research dealing with the social role and impact of video games, it is difficult to compare studies dealing with various dimensions of video games because they are informed by different perspectives and assumptions, employ diffe...

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Main Author: James D. Ivory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Review of Communication Research 2013-01-01
Series:Review of Communication Research
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Online Access:http://www.rcommunicationr.org/index.php/articles/volume1-2013/viewdownload/12-volume-1-2013/24-ivory-j-2013-video-games-as-a-multifaceted-medium-review-and-typology