New Study: No Link Between Games and Anti-Social Behavior

[FalloutJack]

So, can we get the usual shmoes who don't know jack about video games off our backs now?

 

[Signa]

I already am a humanity hating hermit. Games is about the only thing you can do when you're at that state.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

OT: This study has been done many times before in different ways, the defining characteristic of this one is a somewhat larger sample size which gives it a bit more reliability but it's still a weak conclusion. On the other hand, one could just look at census data and market reports for game purchases to show that there's no correlation between increased video game consumption and violence.

If you dig around you'll find out this study was lead by a PhD candidate, so it was most likely done to either generate supporting data for a thesis or fulfill some experimental research criteria. If it was for thesis work then many other data sets would be under consideration as well.

As for the weakness of the conclusion... enhh... it's not like they could come up with a stronger one with the data they collected. The study was never written up with the intention of publication and it seems that UQ only released the info they did to stir up the issue a bit and get their name in the papers. If the study was for a thesis or experimental research criteria the conclusions would only consider the data generated... because for a thesis the wider analysis and conclusions would be part of the thesis not the study and for experimental research course stuff, you're not encouraged to reach much beyond your generated data.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

I already am a humanity hating hermit. Games is about the only thing you can do when you're at that state.

What? There's reading, watching movies, masturbation, painting, drawing, writing and... well a whole shitpot of hobbies that don't require interaction with other humans.

Being a humanity hating hermit is no excuse to slack off.

 

[Strazdas]

Uh, with all due respect to the science folks, sitting at home for hours on end with the curtains closed and gaming away JUST MIGHT leave a mark on your social life.. just talking from experience..

to be honest just because you played with curtains closed not everyone did.
yes, curtains changes everything, because reasons.

I think the people who play games and are "anti-social" (or perhaps just have social anxiety?) were such BEFORE playing games. I know I was. I'm an introvert by nature, I love having "me" time and I get very exhausted if I can't have time to myself.

i was extremely shy introvert before gaming. games kinda "Fixed" that for me. a bit too much i guess, since im too agressively extrovert now
ironic

"anti-social" (or perhaps just have social anxiety?)

You're confusing unsociable (the opposite of sociable, which relates to socialising) with antisocial (which means 'detrimental to society').

oh, wow, didnt knew that, thanks for this, i googled the terms and learn something today.

no, Humanity will turn you into a Humanity-hating hermit.

I am saddened by how much of this is true

It doesn't cover lifelong gamers and I'm not sure that picking up someone's pen or not can really be the end all be all call to if you're anti-social or not

but there really arent any lifelong gamers in existence. i mean, a person who gamed whole life and is at the end of it does not really exist (save for premature death) because videogames simply havent been around for 60-80 years yet.

"New Study"? I thought it was common knowledge.

you can study things that are common knowledge. it is new study, as it is newly conducted, it is nto a new discovery or anything like that. you can conduct studies to confirm what is held as the truth and this applies to other things than gaming too. many tests on material happen like that, confirming theie electroconductivity and whatnot.