A new book seeks to distill recent research into various social questions related to gaming, to give interested readers a view into the scientific community's most useful findings. The Video Game Debate is edited by Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt, two academics operating in the field of game-related social research.
It includes chapters on violence, health, addiction, sociability and education. Each chapter's author is an experienced researcher in his or her particular field.
For example, a chapter places the moral panic that games have faced for the past few decades within the context of previous media outrages. From Death Race through Doom to Grand Theft Auto it looks at how mass audiences often greet new forms of entertainment with suspicion and dismay.
It puts video games in the context of other social phenomena down the ages. It concludes by taking aim at research that seems to be less interested in discovering links between entertainment and behavior, than in confirming the prejudices of the day. Its author, Nicholas D.
Bowman has published dozens of reports on this subject and is an associate professor at West Virginia University. A chapter on the health hazards or benefits of gaming covers multiple studies touching on ADHD, cancer and general fitness, offering a general overview based on available research.
A long chapter on the effects of play on real world violent activity looks at how playing games may meet basic human psychological needs, a catharsis for the inherent drive toward aggression. But it cautions that while some research backs this theory, others suggest an opposing view arguing that games desensitize us to images of violence.
The writers seek to demonstrate that far from being polar opposites, perhaps both are getting close to the truth. Understanding the circumstances under which each exerts its effects is likely to yield something more interesting. Data can be confusing. Charts show a decrease in youth violence during a period of enormous growth in video game playtime, but this does not suggest a correlation.
In fact, data that offers anything close to clarity on this hot topic is open to interpretation. Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.
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