Study on Video Games and Violence

This article on the effects of video game violence on the psyche of players is, I admit, very convincing. With plenty of references to scientific studies done and the names of many doctors and PhD's attached to these studies, it is hard to deny that violence in video games do indeed seem to increase the aggression level in their players. The article is by no means a hard read; it is very casual and seems to give the sense that a gamer has written this article, rather than a scientist who has never played a video game in his life.

However, this article does suffer from a few flaws. As mentioned above, it almost seems like a gamer has written the article, which can actually hurt its credibility, due to possible bias. The article also makes some erroneous assumptions; they credit the Columbine shootings to violent video games, which cannot be proven (despite what many people tend to think). As always, take this article with a grain of salt, and consider yourself either more aware of the opposite argument, or more justified in your own.