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Youth Violence and Video Games: A Second Data Analysis
In September 2018, I published the world’s largest study on the relationship between video games and violent behaviour. Using data from 203,121 young people, I found that the relationship between video games and…
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The Effects of Gaming 20+ Hours Per Week: A Data Analysis
On June 18th 2018, the final draft of the ICD-11 diagnostic manual was published. This publication was watched carefully by the gaming community due to the addition of Gaming Disorder. Gaming Disorder would…
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How to Be Critical of Research
From day one, a key foundation of my content has been respecting your intelligence. Whether it’s writing a balanced article on Gaming Disorder or critiquing my own research, I always aim to equip…
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Youth Violence and Video Games: A Data Analysis
The debate on whether video games influence violent behaviour has persisted for several decades. Critics such as Jack Thompson argue that violent video games encourage young people to enjoy the act of killing…
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Who are Adult Gamers? A Data Analysis
Update 27th July 2018: The response to this has been difficult to read from some corners of the internet. I would like to reiterate that the introduction below establishes that I am curious…