7/10

This book breaks down the stigma around video games in such an easy to understand way. The authors engage the reader with their point by making the statistics relevant with stories of how the stigma has effected people. The book follows the growth and change of the video game industry, so that it is easy to see the correlation between the industry changes and researchers.

I found Moral Combat while browsing at my local library and decided to check it out because I vaguely remwmbered reading about some video game research on college and decided this was a great opportunity to learn more about it. I have to say, Moral Combat was well worth the read! The authors - Markey and Ferguson - are both personally and professionally familiar with the topic; they often share humorous and relevant anecdotes from their own lives to give some context to the masses of video game research that is cited throughout the book. While their writing style would be inappropriate of a professional paper, it is perfect for 'translating' social science research into an accessible, understandable, educational, and enjoyable book for the general public.