{"product_id":"game-addiction-9780786443642","title":"Game Addiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   An eleven-year-old boy strangled an elderly woman for the equivalent of five dollars in 2007, then buried her body under a thin layer of sand. He told the police that he needed the money to play online videogames. Just a month later, an eight-year-old Norwegian boy saved his younger sister''s life by threatening an attacking moose and then feigning death when the moose attacked him--skills he said he learned while playing \u003ci\u003eWorld of Warcraft\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   As these two instances show, videogames affect the minds, bodies, and lives of millions of gamers, negatively and positively. This book approaches videogame addiction from a cross-disciplinary perspective, bridging the divide between liberal arts academics and clinical researchers. The topic of addiction is examined neutrally, using accepted research in neuroscience, media studies, and developmental psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51456006422871,"sku":"9780786443642","price":23.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786443642.jpg?v=1755033408","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/game-addiction-9780786443642","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}