the Psychological view
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Though i can't speak from direct knowledge, i can give the view of my husband and son (both Clinical psychology graduates), they both comment that this research was thought to be true in the early stages of video game history (2/3 generation of gaming) but has been completely disproved in recent history. If anyone out there wants a genuine psychological article Grand theft childhood is an excellent and accurate protrial of modern video gaming and the true effects on youth and modern cultures. According to my son one of games on the cover is the original Medal of Honer so if the game is as old as the content then the book is bound to be an epic misrepresentation to the industry.
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An honnest account
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A good book and why people who have not read it are allowed to comment on it amazes me. I have seen how these games effect children in my job as a teacher . These game should not be sold to under 18's. It is as simple as that, if gamers don't like it then they should see the knife crime between our children, instead they sit behind screens tapping away.
shame on them...... shame on us for allowing kids to get these games..
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Rubbish
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Upon reading the book, it was filled with out-dated theories (which have been scientifically proven). This is all the book has. Theories, and negative views, rarely showing that video games can be helpful, or even completely missing out research that shows that violent video games DECREASE teenage violence. It also completely misses out the fact that the average video gamer age is 30.
AVOID.
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Utter Rubbish
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I haven't actually read this book, but I can tell it's full of utter rubbish by reading the title. As a gamer myself, I have played loads of violent video games just like thousands of other gamers. Out of these thousands of people, a few commit violent crimes and so video games are said to have "violent effects on children". I have just finished reading Bill Bryson's The life and times of the thunderbolt kid, when Bryson was younger, comics were blamed for violent acts, so people tried to ban them, the same is happening to video games. It's stupid!
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