~ Video Games ~

Games, Gamers and Gaming Culture
A comprehensive list of computer and video game research resources around the world. http://www.knowledge.hut.fi/projects/games/gamelinks.html

ZDNet: News: Survey: Do games cause violence? 
According to a study released yesterday by PC Data, fifty-seven percent of consumers surveyed online disagree with the belief that violent video games are likely to make players become violent. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2266125,00.html

Video Games children -rating games, effects of violence, impact of games in general. http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/video.games.html

‘Children’s physical and psychological health is at risk and being damaged through the use of games consoles and the games being played through them’  http://www.scottbezzant.btinternet.co.uk/Downloads/Dissertation.htm

Video Games 'Stimulate Learning'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/education/newsid_1879000/1879019.stm 
Computer games could become part of the school curriculum after researchers found they had significant educational value reports the BBC News. 18 March 2002

History of computer games

Suite101 - The History of Computer Games http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/computer_gaming/444

The History of Computer Games: Part Two http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/computer_gaming/445

The History of Computer Games: Part Three http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/computer_gaming/446

The History of Computer Games: Part Four http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/computer_gaming/447

Voices From The Hellmouth - reactions to the Lillington massacre in Colorado when ‘geeks’ & videogame violence were scapegoated. [takes a while to load]
http://slashdot.org/articles/99/04/25/1438249.shtml  

How violent video games may violate children's health.
from Contemporary Pediatrics journal.  http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0BGH/5_18/75958495/p1/article.jhtml?term=impact+of+video+games

The Violent World of Video Games. http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1571/24_15/54968253/p1/article.jhtml?term=impact+of+video+games
Insight on the News, 1999

Do Video Games Lead to Violent Behavior in Children? http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m3225/7_65/84378082/p1/article.jhtml?term=impact+of+video+games
Violent video games have been linked to antisocial and aggressive behaviour in children and
adolescents, although other factors such as family disruption. From American Family Physician, April 01 2002 by Anne D. Walling 

An examination of violence and gender role portrayals in video games: implications for gender
socialization and aggressive behavior.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m2294/n5-6_v38/20749198/p1/article.jhtml?term=impact+of+video+games
Using content analysis, this research examines the portrayal of women and the use of violent
themes in a sample of 33 popular Nintendo and Sega Genesis. From Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, March 01 1998 by Tracy L. Dietz

Video Games: Research, Ratings, Recommendations.
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed424038.html 
ERIC digest, 1998