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2010 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

14.  Homo Virtualensis: Evolutionary Psychology as a Tool for Studying Video Games

verfasst von : Zack Mendenhall, Gad Saad, Marcelo Vinhal Nepomuceno

Erschienen in: Evolutionary Psychology and Information Systems Research

Verlag: Springer US

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Abstract

Video games represent a growing new trend in entertainment. The majority of research conducted regarding video games suffers from problems endemic to the standard social sciences model (SSSM). Chiefly, these problems are the result of presuming that all observed variation in mental traits is due to social learning and not innate differences. This chapter examines this body of work critically and provides evolutionary explanations for three largely unexamined or incompletely explained phenomena in the research area: game content; sex differences in gaming; and the link between gaming and play behavior. It is concluded that the literature on gaming can benefit from an infusion of evolutionary-based theorizing.

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Metadaten
Titel
Homo Virtualensis: Evolutionary Psychology as a Tool for Studying Video Games
verfasst von
Zack Mendenhall
Gad Saad
Marcelo Vinhal Nepomuceno
Copyright-Jahr
2010
Verlag
Springer US
Buch
Evolutionary Psychology and Information Systems Research

Print ISBN: 978-1-4419-6138-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4419-6139-6

Copyright-Jahr: 2010

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6139-6_14

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