Background Information
There has been a recent increase in scholarship about video games, with social scientists exploring the effects games have on individuals and groups while humanities scholars analyze the meanings of particular games as cultural artifacts. Use the following resources to learn more about video games and the marketing, education, therapy, and other issues surrounding them.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowGives overviews of major topic areas. Includes articles, lists of other resources, and Pro and Con arguments for most topics.
- Encyclopedia of American StudiesContains entries on video and computer games, as well as arcade games, that examine the social and cultural impact of games.
- Encyclopedia of AdolescenceContains an in-depth entry on video games and their effects on adolescents with references.
- Handbook of Digital GamesA guide to various portions of video game research, design, and development
- Encyclopedia of Emerging IndustriesContains an extensive entries on Game Design & Development as well as Virtual Reality.
- Pop Culture Universe This link opens in a new windowInformation on American and world popular culture, past and present, including new technology.