From the monthly archives: August 2005

A rare bird in these parts

By On 22/08/2005 ·

The seldom-heard catharsis hypothesis gets aired by Steven Johnson, as a sort of spin-off of his recent book (in which it did not rear its much-criticized head).

I personally doubt if the idea is as dead as some people like to think. Hell, [...]

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Psychologists reveal: “violent perpetrators in interactive media go unpunished 73 percent of the time”

By On 19/08/2005 ·

The American Psychological Association continues its quest for improved morality in games, interestingly revealing that “violent perpetrators in interactive media go unpunished 73 percent of the time” (Source: MTV).
This is fascinating. It goes to show how unrepresentative I am- when I played Vice City I never completed the game, [...]

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