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Yes, Violent Video Games Trigger Aggression, but Debate Lingers
Intuitively, it makes sense Splatterhouse and Postal 2 would serve as virtual training sessions for teens, encouraging them to act out in ways that mimic game-related violence. But many studies have failed to find a
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’Playing Games With Basic Research’
APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Richard E. Mayer addresses the weak evidence for cognitive benefits attributed to computer games.
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Videogame Developers Are Making It Harder to Stop Playing
Videogames have gotten harder to turn off, mental-health experts and parents say, raising concerns about the impact of seemingly endless gaming sessions on players’ lives. Game developers for years have tweaked the dials not only
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Screen Addiction Among Teens: Is There Such A Thing?
Look up from this screen right now. Take a look around. On a bus. In a cafe. Even at a stoplight. Chances are, most of the other people in your line of sight are staring
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Better Minds Ahead: Understanding Cognitive Enhancement
Scientists from Europe and North America share the latest findings on the promise and limitations of video games, “smart” drugs, and other tactics that people are turning to for cognitive enhancement.
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Violent video games and real violence: there’s a link but it’s not so simple
The Conversation: Public debate on the effects of violent video games can become especially contentious in the wake of a rampage shooting, such as the recent killing of nine people in Munich. If it is
