The Legend of Zelda and Abraham Maslow's Theory of Needs : a social-psychological study of the computer game and its players

This thesis is concerned with the prosocial effects and social psychological pleasures of computer game play. It argues that much of the research on this area has focused on the search for negative effects, ignoring possibilities of the positive. Based on both email and face to face interviews with...

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Main Author: Brown, Paul
Other Authors: Edwards, Gemma; Kirkpatrick, Graeme
Published: University of Manchester 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.617950