TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Reevaluating the impact of video games
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Funk, J. B.
SP  - 86
EP  - 90
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
N2  - The evolution of the video game phenomenon is reviewed and contemporary data are presented. A survey assessing frequency and location of play and game preference was completed by 357 seventh- and eighth-grade students. In this middle-class sample, about two thirds of girls played video games at least one to two hours per week at home, but only 20% played in arcades. About 90% of boys played in the home and about 50% in arcades. Approximately half of preferred games were from one of two categories of violent games, while 2% of preferred games were educational. Parent education about the influence of the media should include recommendations to monitor game playing and influence game selection.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000992289303200205
ID  - ref1
ER  -