Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Video games have been the subject of various debates on their potential harmfulness and their benefits. Within Game Studies, these debates have been explored, with the intent of clarifying what the biggest cultural industry in the world can bring to society today. This special issue, Helping and Understanding People with Video Games, explores some of these aspects, with a focus on serious games and serious gaming and their potential in education, training, and mental health. In this introduction, we oppose the negative biases toward video games developed within public opinion with research that has proven the interest and advantages of using game-based approaches to education on various subjects, as well as game-based mediations in the professional practice of psychologists and psychiatrists. Our aim here is to offer new perspectives on these topics and to contribute to the discussions on social, personal, and professional progress through games and gaming.
Source: Popular Communication
Authors: Hakim Boussejra, Marie-Lou Troutier
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7160955960