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Ewoldsen, Velez Video Game Study Earns National Attention

Ohio State School of Communication research, indicating that how violent video games are played will change the impact on players, has received national media attention

The study, conducted by Dr. David Ewoldsen and graduate student John Velez, reveals that people who play violent video games as a team rather than against each other show more co-operative and less aggressive behavior. The results have been published in a variety of news sources, including:

The New York Daily News

Boston Globe, Sept. 6

(London) Daily Mail, Sept. 5

Toronto Sun, Sept. 5

U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 10

HealthDay.com, Sept. 10

Salon.com, Sept. 11

Yahoo! Plugged In blog, Sept. 11