Video games and realism
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 09:02
in Psychology & Sociology
More than 60 percent of parents say video games have no effect on their children. Not true, says Marina Krcmar, associate professor of communication at Wake Forest, who studies the impact of video games on children and teens. And, as games get more and more realistic, research shows the positive and negative effects on children increase, Krcmar says. "Greater realism leads to greater immersion; greater immersion leads to greater effects. One of those effects can be increased aggression."