Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Entertainment Theory written by Peter Vorderer and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook provides an overview of psychology-based research on media entertainment that investigates how media users are drawn into and affected by entertaining media experiences. The 41 chapters introduce field-defining and emerging theories and demonstrate their application to old and new media and a wide range of media contents.