Friends, fun, frustration and fantasy: Child motivations for video game play

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The benefits of playing video games. (2014, background): “Considering these potential benefits is important, in part, because the nature of these games has changed dramatically in the last decade, becoming increasingly complex, diverse, realistic and social in nature (Ferguson & Olson, 2013).”
Value Creation in the Video Game Industry: Industry Economics, Consumer Benefits, and Research Opportunities (2013, background): “Researchers have also studied specific consumer groups (e.g., children, Ferguson and Olson 2012; females, Lucas and Sherry 2004) and kinds of games (e.g., mobile games, Okazaki 2008; sports games, Kim and Ross 2006), where particularly MMOGs have gained notable interest.”