![]() ![]() ![]() This is particularly true for shooter video games that are often violent, the authors said. While one widely held view maintains playing video games is intellectually lazy, such play actually may strengthen a range of cognitive skills such as spatial navigation, reasoning, memory and perception, according to several studies reviewed in the article. The article will be published in APA’s flagship journal, American Psychologist. “However, to understand the impact of video games on children’s and adolescents’ development, a more balanced perspective is needed.” “Important research has already been conducted for decades on the negative effects of gaming, including addiction, depression and aggression, and we are certainly not suggesting that this should be ignored,” said lead author Isabela Granic, PhD, of Radboud University Nijmegen in The Netherlands. An APA task force is conducting a comprehensive review of research on violence in video games and interactive media and will release its findings in 2014. ![]() The study comes out as debate continues among psychologists and other health professionals regarding the effects of violent media on youth. WASHINGTON - Playing video games, including violent shooter games, may boost children’s learning, health and social skills, according to a review of research on the positive effects of video game play to be published by the American Psychological Association. ![]()
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