Horizon. [Season 51, Episode 19], Are video games really that bad? /

Horizon finds out if the brains and behaviour of an entire generation are being shaped by the hours they spend playing video games. The film finds out how developers engineer their games to make sure they reach the sweet spot between frustration and boredom for the gamer, and Horizon looks at some o...

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Other Authors:	Russell, Graham (Television producer and director) (Director, Producer), Bhaskar, Sanjeev, 1964- (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2015.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Video games > Psychological aspects. Video games > Physiological aspects. Jeux vidéo > Aspect psychologique. Jeux vidéo > Aspect physiologique. Educational television programs. Émissions éducatives télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Horizon finds out if the brains and behaviour of an entire generation are being shaped by the hours they spend playing video games. The film finds out how developers engineer their games to make sure they reach the sweet spot between frustration and boredom for the gamer, and Horizon looks at some of the scientific tests being carried out around the world to understand the impact of gaming on behaviour, physiology and neurobiology. Do gamers who play the most violent games show more violent behaviour? Are gamers better at spatial navigation? And just how addictive are video games?
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2019).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (52 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:51:30