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Sunday 1 May 2011

Do Racing Games Negatively Affect Driving Habits?

Once in a while, there are studies trying to prove that frequent users of first-person shooters are more likely to commit acts of violence or condone them but here’s something new. A study that links racing games to bad behaviour on real roads.



10 comments:

  1. This study specifically dealt with Britain if I remember correctly

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  2. So we should stop enjoying games because some idiots take impressions from them.

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  3. anyone noticed that playing more driving games increases your chance on passing the drive test easier :D?

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  4. not for me, i have a need for speed irl regardless of what i play

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  5. thats awesome. I watched the Bourne trilogy recently, know how it feels to want to beast...

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  6. So instead of studying for my drivers license I should play some need for speed? Sweet.

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  7. Wait, so while violations are higher for gamers than non-gamers, performance is also better? Gamers take 2 attempts for a test as opposed to 3 for non-gamers and have only 1 prang instead of 2 per year? Interesting.

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  8. These studies pop up once in awhile which try to demonize video games, it's good to keep in mind that correlation does not equal causation. :)

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  9. Huh...

    I don't drive, or play driving games... this works out. neat study though.

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  10. woah those are some big differences

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