11-03-2003, 09:15 PM
Quote:In the 1980s, arcade games like Pac-Man became dominant. In Pac-Man, a yellow orb with a mouth raced around the screen chomping up ghosts and goblins. At this point, some eyebrows were raised questioning whether young people should play such "violent" games.
a quote from Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and the article about video games located at http://www.apa.org/journals/psp/psp784772.html
From what i gather so far the resarch says "Study 1 found that real-life violent video game play was positively related to aggressive behavior and delinquency."
and "In Study 2, laboratory exposure to a graphically violent video game increased aggressive thoughts and behavior."