A New Perspective on Games and Families
A New Perspective on Games and Families
This chapter introduces the core argument of the book- that intergenerational play and family interactions around video games can promote connection, communication, and learning - and describe the context and rationale for the book. The media often portray video games as addictive, violent, mind-numbing, and a cause of physical inactivity, leading parents to view games as something to be restricted, managed, and otherwise controlled. We briefly address the lack of evidence for these negative consequences of gaming, and the limitations of a purely psychological view of gaming. We offer an alternative way of understanding gaming and its role in a family, social and societal context.
Keywords: families, video games, research on video games, history of video games, intergenerational play, screen time
MIT Press Scholarship Online requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
Please, subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs, and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.
