Are soldiers gamers? videogame usage among soldiers and implications for the effective use of serious videogames for military training

Military Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-157

  Orvis, Karin A ^a   Moore, Jennifer C ^b   Belanich, James ^c   Murphy, Jennifer S ^c   Horn, Daniel B ^d  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences   (United States)

^d BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON   (United States)

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EID: 77951246555     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08995600903417225     Document Type: Article

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