By: Jojo

Jojo
Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:09:15 +0000

The writer of this article is idiotic. First, what about the 20+ years of research coming out of UCLA, USC, Harvard, and Northwestern about violence and video games? The writer doesn't like one study done at OSU, and thus they choose to be ignorant of all studies performed in this area. I myself have been working on this research for eight years. "But until games have advocates for their virtues..." - Again, there are literally THOUSANDS of studies (google.com will help) about the "pros" of video games, including increased cognitive function, positive representations of minorities and LGBT individuals (in certain games), and serving as a positive channel for those with anxiety disorders. The ignorance of one student should not be made standard in a school publication. If you have an opinion, great - but be educated about it before opening your mouth (or your laptop).