Do Violent Games Hinder Development of Empathy? 343
donniebaseball23 writes "Although there's yet to be a study that conclusively proves a direct causal relationship between video game violence and real-life violence, psychologists are continuing to examine the effect violent media can have on children. A new study in the Journal of Children and Media notes that violent video game exposure can actually hinder a child's moral development. 'Certainly not every child who continues to play violent video games is going to go out and perpetrate a violent act, but the research suggests that children — particularly boys — who are frequently exposed to these violent games are absorbing a sanitized message of "no consequences for violence" from this play behavior,' said Professor Edward T. Vieira Jr."
another useless comment (Score:4, Funny)
Looks like Professor Edward T. Vieira, Jr. is in need of an ass-kicking.
Right after I finish clubbing this baby seal to death in Grand Theft Orca.
A comment on Fark sums this up perfectly (Score:5, Funny)
Fark user FloydA: I think if boys play this game, they will grow up to abuse women, in exactly the same way that I played Asteroids when I was young, and I grew up to be a triangle.
(said in regards to the "Capture the Babe" multiplayer level category in Duke Nukem Forever)
Only games tho. (Score:5, Funny)
i don't know (Score:2, Funny)