Cooper Lawrence's source research

[KayleL]

Thanks for a commenter on GamePolitics.com, DJ Larkin, they is two possible studies that Cooper Lawrence been referring to on the Fox News report. Sorry if this topic was already posted.

http://writergarage.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/confusing-fantasy-with-reality/
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/its_not_just_a_game/

These were studies by Professor Melanie Killen. They could be the same study, but they could also be separate studies, but once of them is more updated. If you combine the two together, this is what the results say.

1) Video games could change our view of stereotypes
2) You should check to see how your kid is observing the game
3) You should limit video game time to 30 minutes for kids, and 1 hour for adults
4) Video games could affect the kid's academics (good or bad)
5) More males find stereotypes in video games are acceptable then females.

The study doesn't say anything about not being able to tell the difference between real life and fictional life. The only thing that could change our interactions to the real world is acedemics and how me might perceive a person based on clothing, attitude, whatever differently based on first impression. But isn't this what Fox and Cooper doing?

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

That study can eat me. 1 hour? I'm a gamer, dammit, I wouldn't be able to look myself in the face with such pathetic play time. I hate how in every way it's always bad news, It's never "Gaming studies have found that kids who play videogames other than FPS's regularly are less likely to be assholes", no it's always cut down or cut out.

 

[Ongaru]

just another idiot on the bandwagon of "video games cause problem x"

that idiot Cooper Lawrence got what she deserved for saying that crap about Mass Effect and other video games that contain sexual content.

for those that don't know, all of Cooper Lawrence's book releases were mass voted to 1 star in retaliation.

i could go into a big rant about this, but i'm not gonna waste my breath on small minded idiots like this

 

[Mythbhavd]

I don't think I could limit my self to 1 hour a day or I'd go crazy.

That's called addiction. ;o)

 

[samsprinkle]

I don't really get the post but I have found that when I was little games like Final Fantasy VII in combination with my intelligent father helped expand my vocabulary(also expanded a lot everytime Barret come on screen), but now that I am older I skip homework assignments to go frag a few more people or complete just one more quest...