Several major gaps remain in the violent video game literature. One especially large gap i

After 40+ years of research, one might think that debate about media violence effects would be over. An historical examination of the research reveals that debate concerning whether such exposure is a significant risk factor for aggressive and violent behavior should have been over years ago (Bushma

First, the active role required by video games is a double-edged sword. It helps educational video games be excellent teaching tools for learning process reasons. But, it also may make violent video games even more hazardous than violent television .Second, the arrival of a new generation of ultraviolent video games and continuing unabated to the present resulted in large numbers of children actively participating in entertainment violence that went way beyond anything available to them on television or in movies.