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Video Games and Music

Ethnography of Rock Band Bar Night. The Rock Band video game (and the similar Guitar Hero) are more than video games where players try to earn points and some are exploring the deeper meaning of such games.

Video Gamers Do Not Fit Stereotype

The average video game player is not a teenage boy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University and Andrews University: A new study finds that

Playing Video Games - Motives, Responses, and Consequences

Rene Weber from the Communication Department spoke at CITS's Faculty Lecture Series on December 5 on the topic of Video Games: Motives, Responses and Consequences.

Some interesting highlights from Rene's talk:

* The video game market is huge. Children and young people play quite a bit, but the average age of a video game player is 35 years old.