Henry Jenkins, ein Professor am MIT nimmt in seinem Artikel <a href=”http://www.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/impact/myths.html” title=”The Video Game Revolution: “Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked” by Henry Jenkins | PBS”>Reality Bytes: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked die folgenden acht Mythen auseinander:
- The availability of video games has led to an epidemic of youth violence.
- Scientific evidence links violent game play with youth aggression.
- Children are the primary market for video games.
- Almost no girls play computer games.
- Because games are used to train soldiers to kill, they have the same impact on the kids who play them.
- Video games are not a meaningful form of expression.
- Video game play is socially isolating.
- Video game play is desensitizing.
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