First-person shooter games as a way of connecting to people: "brothers in blood"

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 557-562

  Frostling Henningsson, Maria ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SWEDEN; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; ROLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350101302     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2008.0345     Document Type: Article

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