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Study Looks at the Influence of Violent Games on ZzzZz?s

By pete_gallagher

A study from Australian researchers examined the impact violent games have on the time it takes kids to fall asleep.

13 boys between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age, who typically fell asleep in less than 15 minutes were wired with electrodes while in bed and were asked to either play Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, or watch a documentary (March of the Penguins) for 50 minutes before attempting to go to sleep, according to a US News & World Report summation.

The 50 minute time limit was chosen as 'it is the maximum amount of continuous play recommended by game marketer Sony Corp.'

The results:

Eleven teens took longer to fall asleep after playing the video game than after watching the documentary, while two fell asleep faster. Four teens actually fell asleep during the documentary, a slow-moving and tranquil movie that was chosen to provide contrast to the frenetic video game.

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on April 15, 2010 (boomark / email).

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