Tag Archives: enjoyment and video games

Good News For Video Games and Kids!

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Dr. Anthony Bean

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/video-games-good-kids_b_1974015.html Here is a link to another blogger;s post that I found today. It deals with Jane McGonigal and her view on the video games. For all of the people who do not know who she is, you probably should … Continue reading →

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Avatar Creation and Video Game Enjoyment

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Dr. Anthony Bean

The term “character” is usually used when describing the many different characters that we use in video games. In higher education settings we refer to these characters as avatars or virtual reality avatars. Now that this distinction has been made … Continue reading →