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8 myths about videogames in the trash

Posted on Wednesday, 14 December 2005 by Devilke, source: pbs.org

Are you annoyed by the semi-professional reports on gaming and the consequences? You can't stand the fact that your aunt and your dog have an own opinion about games and their negative influence, without them knowing anything about it?

Well, there is good news! An objective professor at the MIT has collected all the available researches and studied them. He brings us scientifically built conclusions about eight popular myths that make clear gaming isn't bad at all.

A little extract:

7. Video game play is socially isolating.

Almost 60 percent of frequent gamers play with friends. Thirty-three percent play with siblings and 25 percent play with spouses or parents. Even games designed for single players are often played socially, with one person giving advice to another holding a joystick (...).

There are also very true things said about violence, girls and agression! Read it!

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