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Computer Games Make Players Less Violent

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the obviously-never-been-ganked-in-the-arathi-highlands dept.

Stony Stevenson writes "A new study of computer gamers has found that a session in front of World of Warcraft can make players less stressed and more calm. The study questioned 292 male and female online gamers aged between 12 and 83 about anger and stress. They then played the game for two hours and were retested. "There were actually higher levels of relaxation before and after playing the game as opposed to experiencing anger, but this very much depended on personality type," said team leader Jane Barnett from Middlesex University."

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  1. Re:WoW is fine, but what about shooters? by Jugalator · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yes, I'm personally a normally calm guy, but I too have adrenaline rushes that haven't left my body for a while, even after having stopped playing.

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  2. Re:Shocking results by Hal_Porter · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think in this case it should be "when al you have is the sniper rifle, everything looks like a skull"

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