PAX Prime 2014 – “Cyberbullying” – A Catch Phrase or a Real Problem?
Anyone who has ever looked at a comments page or an Internet forum thread is likely to be familiar with the concept of "cyberbullying", but why does that behavior seem so pervasive? The rallying cry...
Are you a goal driven gamer that collects trophies or achievement points? Do you make up back stories for your game characters or think about how and why they do what they do? Do you create a...
Ninety-seven percent of all adolescents in the US play video games, & more than half of the adults in this country play video games regardless of their race or income. The military has...
PAX East 2013 – Mental Health and Video Games – Science vs Stigma
The average age of a today’s gamer is 34, yet most of the research available that has studied the interaction between video games and mental health focuses on children. This panel will address the...
PAX East 2013 – Violence, Video Games, and Children: The Scientific Controversy
After any school shooting, act of mass violence, or release of a major video game, the media becomes abuzz with themes of “Video Games Kill People!” Join Dr. Tyler R. Black, a Child...
PAX Prime 2012 – Parenting and Video Games: The Psychiatric Perspective
Kids playing video games? We’re at a point of saturation - a 2010 (that’s 2 years ago, for those counting) Pew Internet & American Life poll showed that 99% of boys and 94% of girls play...
