September 6, 2006
Study: Some Games May Enhance Sociability
"Video games involving multiple players serve as informal gathering places akin to old-time pubs and coffee shops, and can thereby boost players' social connections, researchers argue in a new study.
In their report, Constance Steinkuehler of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dmitri Williams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign question the perception that kids who play computer games are isolating themselves, at least when they are playing so-called massively multiplayer online games (MMOs)."
http://news.com.com/Some+games+may+enhance+sociability/2100-1043_3-6112885.html?tag=nefd.top
Posted by undergrad at September 6, 2006 4:40 PM
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