Fresh videogame findings

Though eclipsed by the terrible news of violence in Virginia and Iraq last week, there has been some notable news in the videogame space of late, including findings from research on both sides of the Pond. Please find some highlights and links to them in this week's issue of my newsletter. In addition to these studies' findings, don't miss some insights from psychiatrist Dr. Jerald Block, who has worked with a lot of avid gamers, including "numerous players who have logged over 3,000 hours in a year on just one game [that's 57+ hours/week, 52 weeks/year]," and wrote a commentary in the Rocky Mountain News about some research he's done on the Columbine High shooters (I'm also linking you to an article of his about three cases of both therapeutic and pathological videogame use). Have a great weekend!