video game

“There is no Pauline Kael of video game writing; there is no Lester Bangs2 of video game writing.”

Simon & Schuster: Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture

“The strong link between video game violence and real world violence, and the conclusion that video games lead to social isolation and poor interpersonal skills, are drawn from bad or irrelevant research, muddleheaded thinking and unfounded, simplistic news reports:”

Simon & Schuster: Grand Theft Childhood

“In a 2001 review, John L. Sherry, PhD, of Purdue University found “32 independent studies in which violent video game play was the independent variable and some measure of aggression was the dependent variable.””

Simon & Schuster: Grand Theft Childhood

“If he has a drum set or personal video game player, gently guide him to it and see if he can rechannel himself.”

Simon & Schuster: The Ups and Downs of Raising a Bipolar Child

“John tells a group of boys that he got a new video game called Stomper.”

Simon & Schuster: It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend

“As they unfolded their lives to me, the people I met reclaimed Chinatown from those who exoticize it as an unknowable place with mysterious denizens, a violent gangland setting appropriate for a video game entitled “Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.””

Simon & Schuster: American Chinatown

“There was a desk stacked with papers and files and an ultra-slim laptop computer blinking in sleep-mode; next to it a sideboard held a television and video game machine, coffee-making facilities and a heavily stocked mini-bar.”

Mistress For A Weekend

“When he went home that afternoon, he plugged in his video game console, loaded Grand Theft Auto 3, blew up a few cars and shot a half-dozen people, including a young blonde woman.”

Simon & Schuster: Grand Theft Childhood