Game Widow

by Kays, Wendy

• ISBN13: 9781934454268
• ISBN10: 1934454265
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: Synergy Books

Summary

Is your loved one constantly monopolizing your computer or TV to play video games? Is your schedule constantly set back by entreaties of ?five more minutes? or ?let me find a save point?? If so, you might be a game widow. Wendy Kays, former game widow, is here to help. In this book, she successfully bridges the gap between those who game and those who don?t by sharing invaluable advice and practical strategies for reclaiming your relationship with a video-gaming spouse, friend, or family member.?This timely and insightful book?provides some remarkably well-balanced answers to why online games can be so seductive and what you can do when your partner has a gaming problem."?Nick Yee, founder of the Daedalus Project, researcher at Palo Alto Research Center?Game Widow is an important effort in capturing the family dimension of our new digital world and exploring it in a thoughtful, thorough way.??Erin Hoffman, game designer, freelance journalist, quality of life activistWendy Kays has been married to the lead designer of the SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals video game series for six years and was once a game widow herself. She has been interviewed as an expert on the games industry and culture by various news media, including the Seattle Times. She currently resides in the Pacific Northwest.

Table of Contents

Book addresses video game addiction, a problem that spans the population from pre-teens on World of Warcraft to senior citizens addicted to Wii games Book appeals primarily to game widows themselves, typically women ages 18-35.

Also appeals to counselors, gaming developers, and concerned family and friends of game-addicts.

3-month national publicity campaign through Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists: Television, Radio, Print and Online media Author, who's been cited by the Seattle Times as an expert on the gaming industry, writes from the informed position of a former game widow.

Author Tour: Seattle, Austin, Silicon Valley, Boston; including book signings and speaking engagements at conferences, PTA meetings, churches, counselor organizations, college campuses and retirement centers On-line marketing, including author website (gamewidow.org), blog, and forum contributions; Co-op available

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