The effects of video game realism on attention, retention and aggressive outcomes

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 432-439

  Krcmar, Marina ^a   Farrar, Kirstie ^b   McGloin, Rory ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Attention; Realism; Video games

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ATTENTION; REALISM; SUBFUNCTIONS; VIDEO GAME;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 78449267782     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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