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Washington and Lee Law Review

2009

Child development

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Developmental Implications Of Children's Virtual Worlds, Kaveri Subrahmanyam Jun 2009

Developmental Implications Of Children's Virtual Worlds, Kaveri Subrahmanyam

Washington and Lee Law Review

As virtual worlds for children increase in popularity, it is important to examine their developmental implications. Given the limited research on this question, we use extant social science research on youth and digital media to understand how children 's participation in virtual worlds might mediate their development. We identify four different pathways by which new media can potentially mediate development. Then we review relevant research on video games, which, like virtual worlds, contain three-dimensional online fantasy worlds; we also review research on online communication forums, which are like virtual worlds in that they allow users to create online selves and …


Introduction [To The Symposium], Joan M. Shaughnessy Jun 2009

Introduction [To The Symposium], Joan M. Shaughnessy

Washington and Lee Law Review

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A Review Of The Effects Of Violent Video Games On Children And Adolescents, Jodi L. Whitaker, Brad J. Bushman Jun 2009

A Review Of The Effects Of Violent Video Games On Children And Adolescents, Jodi L. Whitaker, Brad J. Bushman

Washington and Lee Law Review

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