Recommended reading

Beyond Barbie® and Mortal Kombat: New Perspectives on Gender and Gaming, edited by Yasmin B. Kafai, Carrie Heeter, Jill Denner and Jennifer Y. Sun

Cheating: Gaining Advantage in Videogames, by Mia Consalvo

Fun Inc.: Why Gaming Will Dominate the Twenty-First Century by Tom Chatfield

Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World by Jane McGonigal

The Multiple Dimensions of Video Game Effects, by Douglas A. Gentile

Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Public Policy, by Craig A. Anderson, Douglas A. Gentile and Katherine E. Buckley

When Scientists Fail, It's Time To Call In The Gamers, NPR, Oct. 2, 2011

Crystal structure of a monomeric retroviral protease solved by protein folding game players, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 18, 1175–1177 (2011); doi:10.1038/nsmb.2119

In addition, see the uploaded studies linked in the right-hand menu.