Study: Gamers Dislike Killing, Enjoy Death

Istik · Unread post by **Istik** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:58 pm

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/51499

Do we really enjoy the deaths of our digital opponents?

A new study by a team of researchers from Helsinki, Finland has made the news lately due to its tentative answer.

The team's surprising findings: Video game players from its test group were angered and anxious after shooting their enemies, while their own deaths elicited a response of joy.

The study--titled "The Psychophysiology of James Bond: Phasic Emotional Responses to Violent Video Game Events"--recorded the psychophysiological responses of 36 young adults while playing James Bond 007: NightFire.

Previous studies have postulated that pairing violent actions with positive rewards is a recipe for desensitization. Though the Helsinki researchers expected their subjects to enjoy the act of killing, the subjects' responses were just the opposite.

The point is, psycho murderers will always prefer it the other way around, regardless of what computer games are about.

Parrot · Unread post by **Parrot** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:01 pm

I personally find joy in killing a few rebels here and there...

A'Ton Sands · Unread post by **A'Ton Sands** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:14 pm

Mass extermination of Imperials does it for me.

Parrot · Unread post by **Parrot** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:31 pm

Good Morning A'ton.. How ya doing today any more earthquakes your way.

A'Ton Sands · Unread post by **A'Ton Sands** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:35 pm

Parrot wrote:Good Morning A'ton.. How ya doing today any more earthquakes your way.

If there was one, I slept right through it