An exploration of adolescents' perceptions of videogame realism

Learning, Media and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 377-394

  Malliet, Steven ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Centre for Media Culture and Communication Technologies (CMC)   (Belgium)

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EID: 33751192879     PISSN: 17439884     EISSN: 17439892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439880601021983     Document Type: Review

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