Chris Lavigne has written again another Escapist article on the follies of journalistic misinterpretation of academic research. This time, he presented a case on how an article from Pediatrics has been distorted and why it matters. His article is supporting evidence in one of his earlier article. Please read his article before continuing.
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Archive for the ‘Popular media’ Category
Journalistic misinterpretation: The case of Melamed’s study (Lavigne, 2009)
Posted in Popular media, Video games on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Neils Clark’s ten game addiction fallacies (Clark, 2009)
Posted in Addiction, Popular media, Video games on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via gamepolitics, Neils Clark wrote a very thorough post about the fallacies of video game addiction perpetuated in the media and through society. Clark offered an expert opinion regarding video game addiction, many of the fallacies are focused on the nuances surrounding addiction research and gamer experiences. Although, he would’ve scolded me if he were [...]
Why video game effects research is flawed (Lavigne, 2009)
Posted in Popular media, Video games on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was busy preparing my poster presentation for CPA for the past few weeks. Chris LaVigne has once again written something on video game effects research in Maisonneuve, but this time his focus is on the researchers side of things. I poster my comment in his post, albeit it was too long (over 3000 characters) [...]
Smack talk in professional wrestling (Tamborini et al., 2008)
Posted in Aggression, Media Psychology, Popular media on May 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This post is a part of series of study reviews written by professors whom I have an interest in joining as their grad student.
Ronald Tamborini and many other professors in the Communications department of Michigan State University are involved with new media research and many of them towards video games. Looking at the faculty page, [...]
The Science News Cycle as seen by PHD Comics (Cham, 2009)
Posted in Gullibility, Popular media on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I love this comic and it is the best graphical representation of how scientific studies as cycled through from researchers to the general public.
One of my suggestions is to skip the university PR Office (if possible) and make our own press release with different standards (usually writing not thinking about the general public’s… disposition, trying to be nice [...]
The problem with journalists’ interpretation of video game research (Lavigne, 2009)
Posted in Popular media, Video games on April 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I don’t often read the Escapist, but when I do, it’s very good writing. Chris Lavigne wrote a very good article on the problems with journalism and scientific reporting. It’s a good read, I agree so heartily with many of his points that it reminds why I started this blog.
One common theme through his paper [...]
the fifth estate: Top Gun, video game addiction (2009)
Posted in Addiction, Popular media, Video games on March 6, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Via gamepolitics, the fifth estate televised a report on Brandon Crisp and his relation to video game addiction. I wasn’t interested in the case since it first broke news some time ago because it was family matter much like that video game industry rep said. What made me watch the report is to make sure [...]
Empathic numbing from violent media (Bushman & Anderson, 2009)
Posted in Aggression, Popular media, Video games on February 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Via gamepolitics, Brad Bushman and Craig Anderson had conducted two sets of studies that showed how violent media numb individuals from helping others. Here’s the university press release and be sure to listen to the podcast. A little aside, I would like to give my finger to Wiley-Blackwell for poor customer service, again. Why make [...]
Gamecyte interview with Dr. David Walsh (Hollister, 2008)
Posted in Addiction, Aggression, Popular media, Video games on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Via Gamepolitics.com, gamecyte interviewed Dr. David Walsh of the National Institute on Media and Family. I liked Dr.Walsh’s answers since they are well-grounded and he is quite in touch with everything, from gamers’, industry’s and parents’ perspective. Unlike certain crusaders. What really surprised me is how he took the media and politicians’ reactions to video [...]
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit: Avatar
Posted in Popular media on October 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
You know what? I should have taped the episode so I could remember and tease it apart. So someone please post and/or send the episode online or to me.
Anyways, the game graphics are pretty crappy and much like any other shows that deals with video games, like that episode in CSI:Miami in relation to GTA. or [...]
