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Encyclopedia of Computer ScienceBefore personal computers began to appeal to people who were not computer professionals, the only way to play a "computer game" was to buy a videogame console and attach it to an ordinary television set. The first console of this kind was Odyssey, ...
Rise and Fall of Online Game Groups: Common Findings on Two Different Games
WWW '15 Companion: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on World Wide WebAmong many types of online games, Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) provide players with the most realistic gaming experience inspired by the real, offline world. In particular, much stress is put upon socializing and ...
Videogames: Dispelling myths and tabloid headlines that videogames are bad
BCS-HCI '14: Proceedings of the 28th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference on HCI 2014 - Sand, Sea and Sky - Holiday HCIVideogamers are often portrayed as adolescent overweight males eating fast food in their bedroom, and videogames often blamed in the media for violent crime, obesity, social isolation and depression. However videogaming is a mainstream activity. In ...