One Game

Authors

  • Florian Flueggen Victoria University of Wellington, School of Education http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-4158
  • Stephanie Doyle Victoria University of Wellington, School of Education
  • Hermann Veith Georg-August-Universit

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4101/jvwr.v11i1.7305

Keywords:

computer games, adolescents, development, personality

Abstract

Playing online computer games is a common leisure activity for adolescents. The aim of this study was to contribute to the understanding of how playing these games influences adolescents' development.

The method used was interviews with six participants who had played the Massive-Multiplayer-Online-Role-Playing-Game

Author Biographies

  • Florian Flueggen, Victoria University of Wellington, School of Education
    PhD Student, Faculty of Education
  • Stephanie Doyle, Victoria University of Wellington, School of Education
    Senior Lecturer, School of Education
  • Hermann Veith, Georg-August-Universit
    Head of the area of research on pedagogical socialisation

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Published

2018-04-11

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2018): Assembled 2018

Section

Peer Reviewed Research Papers

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