Violence in digital games has been a source of controversy in the scientific community and
general public. Over two decades of research have examined this issue. However, much of …

In this report, past research is reviewed, which suggests that the personality traits of
psychoticism and aggressiveness likely moderate the negative effects of violent video …

This study examined the links between desensitization to violent media stimuli and habitual
media violence exposure as a predictor and aggressive cognitions and behavior as …

Computer and videogames often require that users interact with other characters on the
screen that represent other real people or characters that are controlled by computer code …

The innovative features of multi-player computer games offer compelling opportunities for
self-representation during interactions, and the ways in which these avatars are chosen and …

With contributions from David Brake, Jesse Elvin, Rebecca Gooch, Judith Livingstone and
Russell Luyt. Key points from the evidence on harm and offence:* Research shows some …

It is well known that violent video games increase aggression, and that stress increases
aggression. Many violent video games can be stressful because enemies are trying to kill …

While the violent content of video games has caused wide concern among scholars, gender,
and racial stereotypes in video games are still an understudied area. The purpose of this …

This chapter reviews relevant research on emotion, focusing on aspects of emotion that are
most relevant to human factors design. The review begins with a discussion of basic emotion …

Using a modified first-person shooter game, Counter Strike 2, this study tested (1) if the
Yerkes–Dodson law could be applied to the relationship between physiological arousal …