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Researcher Talks Game Violence, Jack Thompson

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2008-02-22 12:32:12 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...researcher at the University of Sydney Porter told Atomic that his interest in video game issues was sparked in part by Jack Thompsons incessant claims that violent gamesare behind school shootings Previous studies have suggested while certain games may make some individuals more aggressive, it is equally likely that these individuals will...
 
Tags: video games, violent video games, video games lead, games, play violent games, violent games, site atomic mpc, jack thompson, longer-term studies
 
 
 
 
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Researcher: Violent Video Games Do Not Lead to Criminal Behavior

2008-05-15 10:01:16 by gamepolitics in GamePolitics.com
 
...researcher at England's University of Essex says that there is little evidence to suggest that video games are harmful. Patrick Kierkegaard, writing in the current International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry, adds that, in his view, games do not lead to aggression He also suggests that previous studies linking games and...
 
Tags: games, video games, violent games, kierkegaard, real-world violence statistics, world, patrick kierkegaard, violence, kierkegaard explains
 
 
 
 
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GTA IV Car Named After Game Violence Researcher

2008-07-22 11:30:26 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...researcher, Dr. Karen Dill of North Carolina's Lenoir-Rhyne College The "Karin Dilettante" is a sporty hybrid sedan that appears in Grand Theft Auto IV, the latest installment in the famously violent and sexualized series of video games. "Chicks love electronic gadgets" is the slogan in fake ads for the car Ms. Dill says she couldn't...
 
Tags: car, grand theft auto, hybrid car, sporty hybrid sedan, named, north carolina, video-game research, fake ads, rockstar games
 
 
 
 
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Researcher claims video game violence study contains numerous flaws

2008-11-03 17:52:54 by RawmeatCowboy in GoNintendo
 
...researcher at Texas A&M International University Wow, that was quite a quick response! This report is going to cause quite an uproar. We can already see the back-and-forth beginning to happen. I am sure we will hear Mr. Anderson respond to these claims in a few hours Link
 
Tags: measure, measure youth violence, authors link, authors, violence measure, link, authors fail, video game violence, measure pathological aggression
 
 
 
 
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PlayStation 3 to have games based on user-drawn characters

2007-12-28 04:04:34 by abid in PS3 News | PS3 games reviews | PS3 Gaming Blog
 
...Researcher Richard Marks.It was mentioned that he and his team have plans of allowing players to sketch drawings with standard pen and paper, scan them with a camera, and then "play" their drawings on screen."Our game industry is really good at making authored experiences, but there's a new area that hasn't been explored, where people want to...
 
Tags: video game industry, game industry, sketch drawings, drawings, games, plans, article, guitar hero, camera
 
 
 
 
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Dark Sector Reveals Achievements andEntitlements?

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2008-03-06 00:30:06 by Jonathan in Gaming Today
...Researcher Description: Collected 10 weapon upgrades Achievement Parameter: Collect 10 weapon upgrades Score: 10 Name: Master Researcher Description: Collected all the weapon upgrades Achievement Parameter: Collect all the weapon upgrades Score: 15 Name: Rebound Description: Killed an enemy with a reflected projectile Achievement Parameter...
 
Tags: parameter, glaive achievement parameter, shot achievement parameter, rubles achievement parameter, finisher achievement parameter, market achievement parameter, projectile achievement parameter, achievement parameter score, score
 
 
 
 
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Are PS3 Entitlements Back? (Dark Sector Announcement Provides A Clue) [UPDATED]

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2008-03-05 22:37:09 by Tracey John in MTV Multiplayer
...Researcher Description: Collected 10 weapon upgrades Achievement Parameter: Collect 10 weapon upgrades Score: 10 Name: Master Researcher Description: Collected all the weapon upgrades Achievement Parameter: Collect all the weapon upgrades Score: 15 Name: Rebound Description: Killed an enemy with a reflected projectile Achievement Parameter...
 
Tags: parameter, shot achievement parameter, rubles achievement parameter, market achievement parameter, achievement parameter score, score, glaive achievement parameter, finisher achievement parameter, projectile achievement parameter
 
 
 
 
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The architects of EVE society talk player elections

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2008-03-19 13:00:00 by Michael Zenke in Massively
...Researcher/Developer Petur Oskarsson gathered around a small table in their jet-black show booth to answer some questions about a slightly more esoteric subject: the Council of Stellar Management . Earlier today we brought you the general details , but this afternoon we have the word straight from the researcher's mouth. Why set up a...
 
Tags: eve online, ccp, busy ccp schedule, talk, massively interviews, interviews, massively event coverage, petur oskarsson, session
 
 
 
 
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women and gaming

2008-06-02 16:00:00 by Aaron Miller in Anyway Games
 
...researcher at the National Institute of Health, and now training to be a physical therapist. I'm also fairly well schooled in psychology. And I grew up in a family with two boys and three girls, which means I've been having discussions about these differences all my life. The sister in medicine also happens to be the one who played games like...
 
Tags: games, romance games, video games, classic arcade games, competitive war games, outnumber female gamers, gamers, favor female-type cooperation, cooperation
 
 
 
 
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Gaming Beats Drugs for Managing Pain

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2007-12-17 15:08:08 by