I'm speaking today as part of a panel at the Cheltenham Science Festival. The topic is "Do Video Games Make You Violent?" On the grill with me are Dr. Mark Griffiths from Nottingham Trent University, a leader in research into this area, and Judy Richards, an educational computer game researcher. It's sponsored by The Daily Telegraph and should provide some, er, stimulating viewing.
I've come across a two excellent arguments on this subject across the blogosphere and thought I'd share.
First up is Richard Bartle's throught-provoking recent post on Terra Nova. Contradictions(1) highlights some of the double standards games professionals express in this debate.
Second is this great head-to-head from 1up.com between anti-games spokesperson Jack Thompson and games proponent Henry Jenkins.
The event is sold out already, but for those interested parties who don't have tickets, I'll post up the results on the train on the way back home.
