Comment Re:For those who don't want to RTFA before posting (Score 1) 108
I think your summary is spot on except that the "he" is a "she" ;-)
Submission + - State of Play: Violence and video games
mozen writes: The BBC has an article which discusses the effects of video games on the mind and how the media are reluctant to talk more openly about the effects, specifically, of violent games. From the article: 'People who've grown up with Mario see him keeping pace, running and jumping along the building tops that streak by on a train journey. At best, it's a pleasant daydream — a happy reminder of a pastime you enjoy, and at worst, it's a mild distraction. Until, that is, you swap the games around. What if my screen dreams aren't of something so patently harmless as Puzzle Quest? What if they're of the stealth kills in Manhunt?' and also 'I know that, if I've spent an entire weekend playing Halo and you stick me behind a crowd of slow-moving tourists, there's a split second when I wish I had my pistol.' Read the full article here.
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