Does Video Game Use Promote Aggression?

Video Game Use and Cognitive Performance: Does It Vary with the Presence of Problematic Video Game Use?

Action video game players have been found to outperform nonplayers on a variety of cognitive tasks. However, several failures to replicate these video game player advantages have indicated that this relationship may not be straightforward. Moreover, despite the discovery that problematic video game players do not appear to demonstrate the same superior performance as nonproblematic video game p...

Does video game violence sow aggression? Studies probe effects of virtual violence on children.

Violent video game exposure and aggression A literature review

Department of Psychology Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA Over the last 30 years, the video game industry has grown into a multi-billion dollar business. More children and adults are spending time playing computer games, consoles games, and online games than ever before. Violence is a dominant theme in most of the popular video games. This article reviews the current literature on effects o...

Healthy Gaming - Video Game Design to promote Health.

BACKGROUND There is an increasing interest in health games including simulation tools, games for specific conditions, persuasive games to promote a healthy life style or exergames where physical exercise is used to control the game. OBJECTIVE The objective of the article is to review current literature about available health games and the impact related to game design principles as well as so...

Intense acts of violence during video game playmake daily life aggression appear innocuous: A new mechanism why violent video games increase aggression

• Two experiments address a new mechanism why violent video games increase aggressive behavior. • Playing violent video games alters the perception of one's own aggressive behavior. • This biased perception in turn accounts for the violent video game effect. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o Computer players often deny that playing violent video games makes them aggressive, which is in cont...