it is quite obvious that the video games do have at least some effect
on the behavior of the player. The extent and long range consequences
of these behavior changes after one has turned off the video game are
not so easily deduced.
Hostility was increased both in subjects
playing a highly aggressive video game and those playing a mildly
aggressive video game. Subjects who had played the high-aggression game
were significantly more anxious than other subjects
first hand on two
boys, ages eight and ten
it seems that players get somewhat
"sucked"
the decrease of beta waves
continued after the video game was turned off