Hypermediating the game interface: The alienation effect in violent videogames and the problem of serious play

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 96-109

  Farman, Jason ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avatars; Immersion; Interface; Serious games; Urban environments; Videogames

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957928516     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370903550262     Document Type: Article

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