IGI Global Offers Free Access to "Cross-Genre Study of Online Gaming: Player Demographics, Motivation for Play, and Social Interactions Among Players"

Since the 90s, certain acts of violence have been highly publicized because the perpetrators had a history of playing video games containing violent elements. Some research has found that violent video game use correlates with a temporary increase in aggression and a decrease in prosocial behavior, but these results have not been consistent.

One key limitation with contemporary online gaming research literature is that much of the published research has tended to examine only one genre of games (MMORPGs). Three relatively little-studied online games are First Person Shooter (FPS) Games, Role Play Games (RPG), and Real Time Strategy (RTS) Games.

The IGI Global article, "A Cross-Genre Study of Online Gaming: Player Demographics, Motivation for Play, and Social Interactions Among Players," offered free to Amigos members during the month of February, examines player behavior and characteristics in these three relatively under-researched online gaming genres.

IGI Global is one of the leading publishers of books, journals, and databases on information and computer science technology applied to business and public administration, engineering, education, medicine and healthcare, and social science. They are now offering FREE lifetime e-access with all print journal subscriptions.

For more information on these products, contact Christopher Burke, burke@amigos.org or 800-843-8482, ext. 2805.