"Do video gaming and STEAM have anything in common? To help answer that, let's define the elements of a video game. In the book The Art of Video Game Design, author Jesse Schell defines a game as a 'problem-solving activity done with a playful attitude.' No matter what video game you play, that game will have four core elements: Aesthetics, Story, Technology, and Mechanics. Aesthetics dictate how a game looks and feels and what you will see and hear...

Explores the effect video games have on children, looking at health, learning, and violence.

With the gang spread across the country (and beyond) at college, Spencer is back to feeling out of place, even when he returns home over winter break. Desperate to escape his grandfather who is sharing his room, and to feel confident again, he attempts to fix the broken Jumanji video game, giving his friends no choice but to level up and return to rescue him.

Traces the origins of video games and discusses the different types of games, such issues as violence and age appropriateness, and their impact on society.

Presents up-to-date news, achievements and developments in the gaming world, illustrated with imagery from this year's top titles. It also includes gameplay tips and hints, retro facts from classic games, and more.

Ralph and Penelope are faced with a new challenge when they begin the search for a spare part to fix a beloved videogame: how to navigate the internet. When trying to fix Sugar Rush the pair become engrossed in the World Wide Web after a router is plugged into the local arcade space, forcing them to find a wheel to replace the router with and get the arcade up and running again. Traversing through this new, technological landscape won't be easy, with...

Ninja, the undisputed champion of the world's most popular online battle royale, accepts a mysterious challenge and finds himself, along with dozens of other players, in the battle royale's universe, where they must start from scratch, avoid being ghosted, and maybe save the world.

Four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game's jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose.

"The Big Book of Building, Mods & Circuits is packed with the most recent training, tools, and techniques to help readers get more out of their favorite sandbox game. 2015 was a pivotal year for Minecraft, and this book captures all the latest and greatest things that have happened to one of the most brilliant and immersive games in video game history."--provided from Amazon.com.

"Whoever said no rest for the wicked was onto something. After I fulfilled my villainess role marvelously, Albert and I fled to a resort town in anticipation of an upcoming in-game event. Upon our arrival, we ran into another one of my all-times faves--who has been forced to compete in an underground fighting ring dressed as a playboy bunny! Plus, this is way before she's supposed to show up in the main storyline. The continuous changes to the narrative...