Leveling up: A review of emerging trends and suggestions for the next generation of communication research investigating video games' effects

Communication Yearbook 37

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 349-377

  Limperos, Anthony M ^a   Downs, Edward ^b   Ivory, James D ^c   Bowman, Nicholas David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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