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Virtual Reality Games and Aggression: Exploring the Evidence
As the world of technology develops and becomes more affordable, we have more ways to experience and enjoy video games. This is especially true of virtual reality gaming, which in the last decade…
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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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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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Gaming’s Dubious Relationship with Violence
It’s time once again to break down some video game research. Today’s recently published paper explores the relationship between violent video game consumption and violent behaviour. However, it does not do so in a…
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An Analysis of a Video Games and Racism Study
On National Video Games Day, I came across a research study from 2014 which claimed that video games did not only reinforce racist stereotypes, but made people act more violently due to these…
