Game Creativity

Violence and aggression in video games

Episode Summary

Simona, Seth & Simon discuss the essence of violent video games and the way violence in a virtual space might or might not correlate with violence in real life.

Episode Notes

Simona, Seth & Simon discuss the essence of violent video games and the way violence in a virtual space might or might not correlate with violence in real life. 

• Do Violent Video Games Lead to Aggressive Behavior? (verywellfamily.com) 
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10683160601060655 
• https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1037/a0019000 
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15213269.2011.596468 
• https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1886419 
• https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2015/08/violent-video-games 
• https://www.esrb.org/ratings-guide/ 
• https://www.bestproducts.com/parenting/kids/g2421/e-rated-video-games-for-kids/ 
• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/top-selling-games-and-consoles-of-2020-revealed-for-the-us/1100-6486361/ 
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiemadigan/2019/09/22/why-i-dont-trust-the-video-games-cause-violence-argument/?sh=77520a923b71 
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201604/violent-video-games-can-trigger-emotional-desensitization 
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15213269.2016.1142382 
• https://www.webmd.com/balance/news/20170308/violent-video-games-may-not-desensitize-players-brain-scans-suggest