Electroencephalography (EEG) is a neuroimaging technique utilized to record the brain\"s electrical activity from the surface of the scalp. Between the smooth, sinusoidal EEG rhythms of regular brain waves and the clearly pathological abnormalities seen in epilepsy lies a controversial and brief aberration called the sharp wave....

Computer and video games are only a few decades old, but in that short time they have exploded into our culture?as high-tech playtoys, as controversial popular media, and as a major economic force....

As pop culture, games are as important as film or television--but game design has yet to develop a theoretical framework or critical vocabulary. In Rules of Play Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman present a much-needed primer for this emerging field....