Violent video games 'leave players paranoid'

o_deadly furby · 04-11-2006, 01:41 AM

Violent video games 'leave players paranoid'.
10/04/2006. ABC News Online

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...4/s1612639.htm
Last Update: Monday, April 10, 2006. 12:44pm (AEST)
By Anne Harding for Science Online

Research shows that playing violent video games can make you think other people are out to get you.

Dr Sonya Brady, of the University of California San Francisco, and Professor Karen Matthews, of the University of Pittsburgh, say their study shows that young men are more likely to see others' attitudes toward them as hostile if they have just played a violent game.

"You're kind of on the lookout for other people being rude to you," Dr Brady said.

Dr Brady and Professor Matthews had a group of 100 male undergraduates aged 18 to 21 play one of two popular video games.

One game involved car theft and bashings, while the second one pitted the player in a race to get homework to school on time.

In the non-violent game, players took the role of a parent and their task was to deliver their child's science project to school before it could be marked late.

In the violent game, players took the role of a criminal and were instructed by the mafia to beat up a drug dealer with a baseball bat.

Suspicions

After playing the games, study participants watched a scenario in which a teacher tells a class he suspects some students have cheated in a test.

The teacher says he is very disappointed in those who have cheated but proud of those who did well.

The teacher then asks to see "Billy" after class.

The study participants were told to imagine themselves as Billy, and were asked how likely it was that the teacher was going to accuse them of cheating.

Students who had played the violent game were more likely to think they had been accused of cheating, the researchers report in the Archives of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

Marijuana link

Mr Brady says the study also shows young men are more likely to think it is acceptable to smoke marijuana and drink alcohol after playing a violent game.

She says this suggests that violent video games make players more likely to throw caution to the wind, whether it is with regard to their own health or any other type of risky behaviour.

"Parents have been told the message that violent video games and violent media in general can influence the likelihood that their kids will be aggressive," Dr Brady said.

"What this study suggests is that they might increase any type of risk-taking behaviour."

The study shows playing the violent game boosted young men's blood pressure, and appeared to have more of an effect on those who came from more violent homes or communities.

But regardless of whether they grew up in a violent environment, the young men who had played the violent game were less cooperative and more competitive in completing an assigned task with another person, compared to those who played the non-violent game.

Dr Brady says the results show the potential for video games to change the way we think.

o_mooga · 04-11-2006, 01:59 AM

I thought people were after me FAR before I started obsesing over video games...

Jiggles · 04-11-2006, 02:11 AM

I'd like to find out how long after playing the game they did the test. I've yet to see one study show any significant (negative) long term effects - at least, as compared to watching a violent movie.

Of course you're going to be more excited after playing a violent game vs getting homework to school on time...

o_mooga · 04-11-2006, 05:11 AM

Or you can be like me and PLAY games at school.
School Sponcered Gaming Lab FTW!

o_backstaber · 04-11-2006, 05:16 AM

Pfft, the other people around me seem to have more of a negative effect on me then the games I play. (much of them assholes anyway) I hate NJ.

o_broodingdude · 04-11-2006, 05:23 AM

Piss poor interpretation is the root of people's problems with video games.

o_nezumi · 04-11-2006, 11:21 AM

I'd like to see something stressful replace the violent video game, like tetris on a hard setting or something.

o_ekim · 04-11-2006, 12:41 PM

"Research"

o_ghost · 04-11-2006, 02:37 PM

Again another study that tries to link video games and violence and fails at actually proving anything. Did they run a similar test before playing the game to see what everyone's views were? Did they check the type of games the people were playing before the study?

There was a study done years ago like this only for the test aftwards they had the people ask each other questions. If a person answered a question wrong they were given a "noise blast" by another person. They found that people who played violent video games issued longer noise blasts than those who played a non violent game. That is supposed to somehow link video games with violence.

o_smax · 04-11-2006, 03:00 PM

FFS, people need to get over the "violent video game phenomenon" and relax...before video games they were attacking "violent" music and movies...

Im sick of this crap. People are still trying to point the finger and blame what they think is responsible for the latest school shooting...

IT WILL NEVER STOP

o_fresh · 04-11-2006, 03:11 PM

FUCK YOU JACK THOMPSON!

o_neoro · 04-11-2006, 03:15 PM

100 people... Without more information on how they performed the 'study'.

Worthless study, next?

o_lt llama · 04-11-2006, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neoro

100 people... Without more information on how they performed the 'study'.
Worthless study, next?

May I suggest this one:

Games make kids fat, nympho chain-smoking alcoholics

@

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/05/ga...ing-alcoholic/

o_darknight · 04-11-2006, 05:08 PM

Hell, look at me. Five years of gaming and I'm a 35 stone beast! Maybe it's tue?

o_mooga · 04-11-2006, 09:38 PM

Well, if I can fly on my computer, maybe if I jump out of a building I can really fly!

BRB guys...

*SPLAT*

04-11-2006, 01:41 AM	#1
o_deadly furby Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cell Block 17 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Violent video games 'leave players paranoid' Violent video games 'leave players paranoid'. 10/04/2006. ABC News Online http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...4/s1612639.htm Last Update: Monday, April 10, 2006. 12:44pm (AEST) By Anne Harding for Science Online Research shows that playing violent video games can make you think other people are out to get you. Dr Sonya Brady, of the University of California San Francisco, and Professor Karen Matthews, of the University of Pittsburgh, say their study shows that young men are more likely to see others' attitudes toward them as hostile if they have just played a violent game. "You're kind of on the lookout for other people being rude to you," Dr Brady said. Dr Brady and Professor Matthews had a group of 100 male undergraduates aged 18 to 21 play one of two popular video games. One game involved car theft and bashings, while the second one pitted the player in a race to get homework to school on time. In the non-violent game, players took the role of a parent and their task was to deliver their child's science project to school before it could be marked late. In the violent game, players took the role of a criminal and were instructed by the mafia to beat up a drug dealer with a baseball bat. Suspicions After playing the games, study participants watched a scenario in which a teacher tells a class he suspects some students have cheated in a test. The teacher says he is very disappointed in those who have cheated but proud of those who did well. The teacher then asks to see "Billy" after class. The study participants were told to imagine themselves as Billy, and were asked how likely it was that the teacher was going to accuse them of cheating. Students who had played the violent game were more likely to think they had been accused of cheating, the researchers report in the Archives of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Marijuana link Mr Brady says the study also shows young men are more likely to think it is acceptable to smoke marijuana and drink alcohol after playing a violent game. She says this suggests that violent video games make players more likely to throw caution to the wind, whether it is with regard to their own health or any other type of risky behaviour. "Parents have been told the message that violent video games and violent media in general can influence the likelihood that their kids will be aggressive," Dr Brady said. "What this study suggests is that they might increase any type of risk-taking behaviour." The study shows playing the violent game boosted young men's blood pressure, and appeared to have more of an effect on those who came from more violent homes or communities. But regardless of whether they grew up in a violent environment, the young men who had played the violent game were less cooperative and more competitive in completing an assigned task with another person, compared to those who played the non-violent game. Dr Brady says the results show the potential for video games to change the way we think.

04-11-2006, 01:59 AM	#2
o_mooga Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A Small Box Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I thought people were after me FAR before I started obsesing over video games...

04-11-2006, 02:11 AM	#3
Jiggles Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CowTown Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'd like to find out how long after playing the game they did the test. I've yet to see one study show any significant (negative) long term effects - at least, as compared to watching a violent movie. Of course you're going to be more excited after playing a violent game vs getting homework to school on time...

04-11-2006, 05:11 AM	#4
o_mooga Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A Small Box Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Or you can be like me and PLAY games at school. School Sponcered Gaming Lab FTW!

04-11-2006, 05:16 AM	#5
o_backstaber Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Pfft, the other people around me seem to have more of a negative effect on me then the games I play. (much of them assholes anyway) I hate NJ.

04-11-2006, 05:23 AM	#6
o_broodingdude Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Piss poor interpretation is the root of people's problems with video games.

04-11-2006, 11:21 AM	#7
o_nezumi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'd like to see something stressful replace the violent video game, like tetris on a hard setting or something.

04-11-2006, 12:41 PM	#8
o_ekim Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bristol UK Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	"Research"

04-11-2006, 02:37 PM	#9
o_ghost Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Again another study that tries to link video games and violence and fails at actually proving anything. Did they run a similar test before playing the game to see what everyone's views were? Did they check the type of games the people were playing before the study? There was a study done years ago like this only for the test aftwards they had the people ask each other questions. If a person answered a question wrong they were given a "noise blast" by another person. They found that people who played violent video games issued longer noise blasts than those who played a non violent game. That is supposed to somehow link video games with violence.

04-11-2006, 03:00 PM	#10
o_smax Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Currently: Alabama Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	FFS, people need to get over the "violent video game phenomenon" and relax...before video games they were attacking "violent" music and movies... Im sick of this crap. People are still trying to point the finger and blame what they think is responsible for the latest school shooting... IT WILL NEVER STOP

04-11-2006, 03:11 PM	#11
o_fresh Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brum. Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	FUCK YOU JACK THOMPSON!

04-11-2006, 03:15 PM	#12
o_neoro Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	100 people... Without more information on how they performed the 'study'. Worthless study, next?

04-11-2006, 05:08 PM	#14
o_darknight Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Yorkshire Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Hell, look at me. Five years of gaming and I'm a 35 stone beast! Maybe it's tue?

04-11-2006, 09:38 PM	#15
o_mooga Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A Small Box Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Well, if I can fly on my computer, maybe if I jump out of a building I can really fly! BRB guys... SPLAT

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