See Games Differently
See Games Differently
Moral Panic
Leah Williams
A major part of the moral panic cycle — particularly with video games — are the incredulous studies. The ones that link video games with violence or moral decay. These are the studies that make the headlines, the ones sensible researchers must attempt to debunk. The cycle goes on and…
Baseless media attacks on video games we’re used to that. Violent crimes occur, middle-aged men find a way to blame the thing they don’t understand – in this case video games – we get that. Borderline racist Islamic scare-mongering, we also get that. US media outlets are generally terrifyingly Conservative…
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