Japanese Researcher Finds Gaming Stunts Brain 389
Bill Gates writes: "This story at the Guardian describes research done in Japan showing that playing video games in youth prevents development of the front lobe, leading to violent behavior." Turns out what at first appears to be arbitrary, mind-numbing violence may turn out to be just that. It seems this study might have returned different results, though, if it looked at the effects of video games which require lots of calculation instead.
I forget who said it (Score:5, Funny)
Gasp of surprise (not) (Score:5, Funny)
Let me predict the arguments here regarding this article.
Funny-ha-ha's aside, what on earth did we expect? That spending 8 hours a day watching repetitive, unvaried images of violence and gore would create a race of uber kinder?
Don't get me wrong, I like games. I used to write them, and I enjoy playing them, including FPS'ers. I honestly feel that (partly because I used to write them) I'm smart enough to realise that playing them does actually makes me dumber and antisocial (and I'm pushing 30). I don't think they make me more violent, but my fragile little mind was well formed before I really started playing gore-o-ramas in earnest, plus I blow off a lot of steam playing physical sports, something that GenY is doing less and less.
No, it's not the collapse of civilisation as we know it, but if you're going to argue that environment doesn't shape behaviour, then we have no grounds for debate, and you mite ars wel kil me, cuz i am gay but monkie.
I'm so totally not inclined to violence (Score:5, Funny)
I'm waiting... (Score:5, Funny)
gamers are brainless (Score:3, Funny)
The researcher said it himself... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I forget who said it (Score:3, Funny)
My office area is dark (to reduce glare on monitors)...
There's a maze of cubes outside my door...
I do prefer electronica/techno/rave music...
I gladly take Zyrtec, whose magical properties keep me from sneezing during the first two months of the year...
(Gulp) It's true!
Re:Comparisons? (Score:5, Funny)
Four years? I'd call that Quad Damage.
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Re:And to complete the well-worn formula... (Score:0, Funny)