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Title
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 Video games / Laurie Willis, book editor.
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Imprint
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Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010.
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Descr.
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240 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Series
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( Opposing viewpoints series)
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Call Number
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REF AC191 .O65 2009 VIDEO GAMES -Does not circ
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Bibliogr.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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Video games help children learn / Marc Prensky -- Playing video games causes poor grades / Philip A. Chan and Terry Rabinowitz -- Video gaming is a waste of time / Olivia Bruner and Kurt Bruner -- Video games help children learn time management skills / Henry Jenkins -- Addiction to video gaming is a problem / Jennifer Seter Wagner -- The addictive qualities of video games are not a problem / Steven Johnson -- Video gaming increases the risk of obesity / Martin J. Atherton and James A. Metcalf -- Video games can enhance sports performance and motivation / Elisabeth Hayes and Lauren Silberman -- Video games promote racism / David Leonard -- Video games can teach social tolerance / Gonzalo Frasca -- More computer game designs should appeal to women / Elizabeth Sweedyk and Marianne de Laet -- Video games transcend gender roles / John C. Beck and Mitchell Wade -- Video games are bad for you / Jenny McCartney -- Video games are good for your soul / James Paul Gee -- Violent video games cause aggression / Craig A. Anderson -- Violent video games do not cause aggression / David Kushner -- Video games should not teach war / Dan Costa -- Video games are good training tools for the military / Grace Jean -- Violence in video games reduces violence in the real world / Charles Herold -- Video games are not responsible for people’s violent actions / Christopher J. Ferguson -- Legislation should regulate video game use / Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton -- Video game ratings should be revised for clarity and accountability / James Paterson -- Video game ratings are often inaccurate / Kimberly M. Thompson, Karen Tepichin, and Kevin Haninger -- Video games should not be regulated by legislation / Gregory Kenyota.
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Abstract
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"The viewpoints in Opposing Viewpoints: Video Games largely relate to the influence video games have on young people."-Introduction.
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Subject
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Video games.
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Add.Entry
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Willis, Laurie.
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