The Gaming Mind
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Society has come to malign videogames and their players, suggesting that videogames promote violence or indulge antisocial behavior. The Gaming Mind is the antidote to this rhetoric. Drawing us into his therapy office, clinical psychologist Alexander Kriss explores the positive impact of playing videogames and how they connect us with our humanity. Kriss sees videogames as a window into the mind, and he weaves together case studies, professional insight, and his personal history in a gripping narrative that disrupts our assumptions about gaming and "gamers." We meet his patients: Jack struggles to decode emotions yet relishes the relationship-building dynamics of Mass Effect; while Patricia, a former aspiring model, finds solace in the wake of trauma by crafting a hideous avatar, "Pat." Kriss also recounts how even he experienced Silent Hill 2 as a virtual landscape, in which to process the death of a friend. Without shying away from potentially risky subjects like addiction and online harassment, Kriss advances a balanced, scientifically supported view of videogames. Sometimes the way we play reveals who we are-and what we want from our lives.
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Kriss, A., & Josdal, M. (2020). The Gaming Mind. Unabridged. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kriss, Alexander and Matthew, Josdal. 2020. The Gaming Mind. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kriss, Alexander and Matthew, Josdal, The Gaming Mind. Tantor Media, Inc, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kriss, Alexander, and Matthew Josdal. The Gaming Mind. Unabridged. Tantor Media, Inc, 2020.
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