[OPLINLIST] What kind of video game causes the greatest aggression?

[Jimmie Epling]

A new study into the potentially negative effects of videogames has this week shifted focus away from the overtly violent Modern Warfares and Grand Theft Autos of the gaming world, instead preferring to warn against playing... sports games!

The study was conducted by measuring the heart rates, respiration and brain activity of 40 randomly selected volunteers (both male and female), who were tasked with playing either a known violent videogame or a known soccer game on Microsoft's Xbox 360 console.

After a bout of focused gameplay, the study team's results revealed that those immersed in first-person shooter action remained unmoved by on-screen deaths, while emotions often flared in those playing soccer.

To read more, go to:
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201118/7144/Sports-games-cause-more-violent-player-emotions-than-first-person-shooters

I wonder....what would have been the result if they had tried Wii sports boxing?  What about tennis?  Remember John McEnroe?

Jimmie

Jimmie Epling
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