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The epidemiology and effects of video game addiction: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Acta Psychologica, 2023 With the increasing popularity and accessibility of video games, the public concern about their effects – positive and negative – has also increased. In this regard, this systematic review sought to identify and thematically analyze recent studies (in ...
Pierpaolo Limone +2 more
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The Association Between Video Gaming and Psychological Functioning
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Video gaming is an extremely popular leisure-time activity with more than two billion users worldwide (Newzoo, 2017). However, the media as well as professionals have underscored the potential dangers of excessive video gaming. With the present research,
Juliane M. von der Heiden +3 more
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Lack of Consensus Among Scholars on the Issue of Video Game “Addiction” [PDF]
, 2020 Whether pathological video game overuse constitutes a distinct mental disorder remains an issue of controversy among scholars. Both empirical data and scholarly opinions differ regarding the status of pathological gaming and whether “addiction” is the ...
Colwell J. +3 more
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The role of structural characteristics in video-game play motivation: a Q-methodology study [PDF]
, 2010 Until recently, there has been very little naturalistic study of what gaming experiences are like, and how gaming fits into people’s lives. Using a recently developed structural characteristic taxonomy of video games, this study examined the psycho ...
Griffiths, MD, Westwood, D
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The effect of time manipulation on immersion in digital games [PDF]
, 2017 Many empirical studies look into identifying factors that influence the quality of experience in video games. In this paper, we present research into the effect of playing time and players’ perception of the time on their immersion in the game.
Abd Rahman, M. H. +2 more
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Positive association of video game playing with left frontal cortical thickness in adolescents.
PLoS ONE, 2014 Playing video games is a common recreational activity of adolescents. Recent research associated frequent video game playing with improvements in cognitive functions. Improvements in cognition have been related to grey matter changes in prefrontal cortex.
Simone Kühn +21 more
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Foveated Video Streaming for Cloud Gaming
, 2017 Good user experience with interactive cloud-based multimedia applications, such as cloud gaming and cloud-based VR, requires low end-to-end latency and large amounts of downstream network bandwidth at the same time.
Illahi, Gazi +2 more
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The Scientific World Journal, 2014 This pilot study investigated the patterns of video and internet gaming habits and the prevalence and correlates of gaming addiction in Hong Kong adolescents. A total of 503 students were recruited from two secondary schools. Addictive behaviors of video
Chong-Wen Wang +5 more
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Associations between Sports Videogames and Physical Activity in Children
Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research, 2022 Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the associations of sports video gaming behaviour in the sociological concept of Physical Activity Relationships (PAR) and to see if sports video gaming differs by gender.
Ng Kwok +4 more
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A Fortnite and odd days: the console wars
Market and Competition Law Review, 2022 The videogames industry is called to play a key role in the development and design of the future digital arena, ranging from the up-and-coming metaverse to the digital platforms’ future innovation.
Alba Ribera Martínez
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