Wednesday 11 August 2004

Video Games! Is There Anything They Can't Do?

Following on from being blamed for Britain's obesity epidemic, videogames are now being looked at as a cause of aggresion and violence.
The BBFC said there was no evidence directly linking the playing of games with violent behaviour.

But some disagree, most notably Craig Anderson, a psychologist at Iowa State University who has published a succession of studies making that link. "Violent video games are significantly associated with increased aggressive behaviour," he says. "High levels of violent video game exposure have been linked to delinquency, fighting at school and violent criminal behaviour."

So, to conclude, stay away from pale, fat kids. They're nutters.

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