Playstation Nation
by Olivia & Kurt Bruner
Published by Centre Street (September 27, 2006 Release)
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Reviewed by Rowena Brew
In Playstation Nation, Kurt and Olivia Bruner, through the narrative voice of Olivia, use their own first-hand experience of computer game addiction to shed light on this emerging problem in our society.
As computer games and video games are a relatively new aspect of our children's childhood and adolescent influence, the problems being encountered as a result of ongoing prolonged game-play are as yet widely unreported.
As the Bruners demonstrate through their extensive research, case studies and first-hand experience, video game addiction is a phenomenon which is taking over the lives of many young people, robbing them of their childhood and diminishing their desire to interact in the real world, preferring instead to spend as much of their time as possible playing video games.
In this essential manual for the modern parent, the Bruners help us to identify addiction at an early stage, and provide tried and tested methods to reduce, and in most cases, eliminate this negative and all-consuming influence in our childrens' lives.
Armchair Interviews says: Important message to parents about their child's welfare.