Facilitating Game Play: How Others Affect Performance at and Enjoyment of Video Games

Media Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-64

  Bowman, Nicholas David ^a   Weber, Rene ^b   Tamborini, Ron ^c   Sherry, John ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874178710     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2012.742360     Document Type: Article

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