Study Suggests Racing More Aggressive Than FPS
A new study from two U.K. researchers suggests that players exhibit more signs of aggression when playing racing games than they do when playing violent first-person shooters. Using three games on the Xbox 360 console, doctors Simon Goodson and Sarah Pearson monitored the heart rates and cognitive activity of 30 patients playing three different games. The games used were the racing game Project Gotham Racing, an unnamed 'violent' first-person shooter, and the third game used was a 3D table tennis game. Surprisingly enough the FPS actually caused the least change in activity of heart rate and cognitive activity, whereas Project Gotham caused the largest.
The two doctors will be giving a presentation this week on their findings, are here is the synopsis of their presentation:
Research has suggested a link between videogame violence and aggression using cognitive and physiological evidence. However, previous researchers have made sweeping generalisations about the nature of videogames. Using the latest hi-definition console both cognitive (BSPAQ) and physiological (ECG EEG & Respiration) measures were taken of participants playing a violent shooting game a driving game or a 3D table tennis game.Results suggest that rather than a game containing graphic violence a driving game had the greatest impact on the participants. Given the high levels of realism in modern games a re-evaluation of the relations between videogames and violence is needed.
I'm glad to see that they recognize that this data should prompt a re-evaluation of the relation of violence and videogames, since the study suggests that violence might not make the people who play those games more aggressive than other forms of entertainment; however, what I'm getting from the study is that I shouldn't start a fight at a Project Gotham Racing championship, unless I want to get my face rearranged.
Racing games cause most aggression [eurogamer.net]
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Posted to Miscellany, Video Games on 1 April 2009
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