Lost in a Good Game: Why we play video games and what they can do for us by Pete Etchells
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Overview: ‘Etchells writes eloquently … A heartfelt defence of a demonised pastime’ The Times
‘Once in an age, a piece of culture comes along that feels like it was specifically created for you, the beats and words and ideas are there because it is your life the creator is describing. Lost In A Good Game is exactly that. It will touch your heart and mind. And even if Bowser, Chun-li or Q-Bert weren’t crucial parts of your youth, this is a flawless victory for everyone’ Adam Rutherford
When Pete Etchells was 14, his father died from motor neurone disease. In order to cope, he immersed himself in a virtual world – first as an escape, but later to try to understand what had happened. Etchells is now a researcher into the psychological effects of video games, and was co-author on a recent paper explaining why WHO plans to classify ‘game addiction’ as a danger to public health are based on bad science and (he thinks) are a bad idea.
Genre: Non-Fiction > General
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