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24 Studies Showing That Video Games Don’t Lead To Violence
11With the Fortnite World Cup gaining mainstream attention, the recent US shootings and President Trump’s comments, there’s a widespread discussion once more about the perceived link between video games and violence in real life. It’s a stereotype that’s been debunked for decades. But to save the rest of the world some time, here’s a comprehensive…
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Bringing Sports Psychology To The Realm Of Video Games
It probably wasn’t coincidence that Shane Murphy returned my call just after I’d thrown my third interception in NCAA ’09 and punched off the machine in full perfectionist disgust. Murphy, a professor and researcher of psychology at Western Connecticut State, would later explain that I exhibited classic high-ego, low-task gamer behaviour. That is, I am…
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Playing Video Games Makes Old People Happier, New Study Says
If you are old, you should probably play video games. Really, everyone should play video games. But especially if you’re old.
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In A World Full Of Fantastic Fictions To Try, Guild Wars 2 Players Remain Fixated On Humans
Guild Wars, the first game, didn’t offer a whole array of character races for players to choose from. Players were always human, even while free to play with variations on appearance. And it seems that Guild Wars players who got used to their looks have brought that bias with them into Guild Wars 2.