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Does Video Game Violence Cause Children & Adolescents to Become Violent? Part 3 – The Benefits of Video Games

March 7, 2013 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I have a new video blog (below) on the benefits of playing video games. I’ve been blogging about the issue of whether video game violence […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Cyberpsychology - Book & Media Recs, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: adolescents, benefits, children, create, creative, innovative, Minecraft, research, video games, violence

“Reality Is Broken” by Jane McGonigal (Book Recommendation)

August 9, 2011 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I’ve been a gamer a long time – basically, since video games were first invented. I date myself but, as a kid, I played the […]

Filed Under: Book & Media Recommendations, Cyberpsychology - Book & Media Recs, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Happiness & Well-Being - Book & Media Recs Tagged With: gaming, motivation, video games

“The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains” by Nicholas Carr (Book Recommendation)

June 11, 2011 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I recently enjoyed the audiobook version of Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. Yes, I did the audiobook version. […]

Filed Under: Book & Media Recommendations, Brain & Neuroscience, Brain & Neuroscience - Book & Media Recs, Cyberpsychology - Book & Media Recs, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You, Happiness & Well-Being, Happiness & Well-Being - Book & Media Recs Tagged With: information, internet, memory, multitasking, sleep, technologies, technology, web

“You Are Not a Gadget” by Jaron Lanier (Book Recommendation)

August 8, 2010 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Jaron Lanier is a pioneer in the computer field…a true trailblazer. For instance, he helped to create and popularize the field of virtual reality. He […]

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Digital Nation from Frontline News(video recommendation)

March 14, 2010 by Dr. Mike Brooks 1 Comment

A friend told me about this news program from PBS’s Frontline, and I’d say it is a “must watch” for those interested in how technology […]

Filed Under: Book & Media Recommendations, Cyberpsychology - Book & Media Recs, Cyberpsychology - Technology and You Tagged With: addiction, digital, technology, video games

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