{"id":48704,"date":"2012-12-24T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=48704"},"modified":"2012-12-24T14:36:41","modified_gmt":"2012-12-24T12:36:41","slug":"violent-video-games-dont-correlate-to-gun-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/48704-violent-video-games-dont-correlate-to-gun-violence","title":{"rendered":"Violent video games don’t correlate to gun violence"},"content":{"rendered":"

A blogger over on the The Washington Post online<\/a> has produced some statistical analysis which suggests that violent video game consumption does not correlate with increased gun violence.<\/p>\n

By drawing a comparison between video game spending per capita and the gun-related homicides in the world’s 10 largest video game markets, the conclusion is that the United States is somewhat of an anomaly in this regard.<\/p>\n

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Video Games consumption and gun murders – source: Washington Post<\/p><\/div>\n

However, I think a flaw with this approach is that gun-ownership in the United States is far more common than in the other countries listed.<\/p>\n

Still, it provides for an interesting talking point on the continuing debate of the influence of violent video games on behaviour.<\/p>\n

Personally I don’t think violent video games generally have a negative effect on social behaviour, and there are simply nutjobs out there who will commit violent crimes no matter what.<\/p>\n

Of course this is a complex debate – sound off in the comments with your opinion.<\/p>\n

Source: Washington Post blogs<\/a><\/h5>\n

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