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Study: Video Gamer Aggression Result of Game Experience, Not Violent Content

Posted by Soulskill on from the random-number-generators-are-the-root-of-all-evil dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A new study published in the March edition of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology indicates that a gamer's experience of a video game and not the content of the game itself can give rise to violent behavior. In other words, 'researchers found it was not the narrative or imagery, but the lack of mastery of the game's controls and the degree of difficulty players had completing the game that led to frustration.' Based on their findings, researchers note that even games like Tetris and Candy Crush can inspire violent behavior more so than games like World of Warcraft or Grand Theft Auto if they are poorly designed and difficult to play."

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  1. Nintendo Hard by Max+Threshold · · Score: 5, Funny

    The original NES must have raised a generation of cold-blooded killers.

    1. Re:Nintendo Hard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      The best thing about the NES compared to game systems before it was that you _could_ throw your controller through the wall and it (the controller) would be perfectly fine. An unbreakable toy is great for breaking other toys.

    2. Re:Nintendo Hard by phantomfive · · Score: 4, Funny

      huh. And here I thought it wasn't NES being hard, it was just games since then have gotten stupid easy.

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  2. Re:Here we go again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's lack of self-control that inspires violent behaviour. Whether it's a game or a nagging spouse that sends a person into a rage, the problem still resides with the individual, so enough with the scapegoating.

    And that's exactly what the article says. This is Slashdot, not Simon Says.

  3. Not too surprised by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I should know: I've played Assassin's Creed.

    fucking camera. fucking ezio, going in the wrong fucking direction. running into fucking walls. jumping off fucking roofs. fucking FUCK.

  4. Re:Great! by x0ra · · Score: 4, Funny

    leading to even more frustration...

  5. Re:Here we go again by ArcadeMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    You really think it's lack of self-control that's the problem? How the fuck would you know, you fucking little prick? How fucking dare you! You think you're better than the rest of us you godamn fuckface? SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH YOU FUCKING...

    Sorry. I don't know what came over me!

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  6. Re:Here we go again by gmhowell · · Score: 3, Funny

    Torture an animal long enough and it will bite you. Humans are no different, we're just better at it.

    The biting or the torturing?

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  7. Re:Here we go again by mjwx · · Score: 2, Funny

    Torture an animal long enough and it will bite you. Humans are no different, we're just better at it.

    The biting or the torturing?

    Yes.

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