New Zealand academic Gareth Schott has been given a $140,000 grant to run video game clubs for teenagers, so that he can observe their behavior in a natural environment.
September 19, 2006
Author: by Beth A.
New Zealand academic Gareth Schott has been given a NZ$140,000 grant to run two video game clubs for teenagers, so that he can observe their behavior in a natural environment. The study is to canvass whether and to what extent violent video games cause harm to impressionable young people. Dr. Schott, from Waikato University's department of screen and media, will interview players about the role that violent games play in their social lives, as well as talk to advocacy groups about their opposition to violent games. He expects his study to let young people themselves answer the question: Why do gamers choose, interact with, and enjoy video games that include violence? "This research will add a new voice, that of young people themselves, to a debate that is far from resolved," he added. According to an official press release, the grant has been provided from the Marsden Fund's "fast start" program which gives emerging researchers an opportunity to explore an innovative idea.
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