Correct linkie: http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/features/21264/Face_Time_Lawrence_Kutner_and_C...

@Delin:

Agreed... I saw it last night, though I definetly agree on the 'preaching to the choir'; but its not like failx noise would ever have them on. :(

Nice to see Kutner and Olson getting some media attention, but why not from the mainstream media? I want to see these two get attention on networks like MSNBC or CNN.

PS: Don't hold your breath as far as Fox Noise is concerned. They will not give them air-time or they will not get a fair shake if they do get air-time.

Goddamn Dish network took my G4! Is the interview available online?

Wait the anti-game studies test if you shock a person in another rooms while a person in a lab coat tells you to keep going?

They do know about the Milgram Experiment right!???!
You know the one that found that the majority of the population will torture and kill people if told to do so by an authority figure...

I now don't trust those studies at all...

It's nice to see Adam Sessler interview two people defending the truth from the likes of people like Jack Thompson. Can't wait to see it. :)

[...] wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptGamers will definitely want to catch Adam Sessler’s G4 interview with Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson, authors of Grand Theft Childhood, a new book that is gaining enormous attention in gaming circles. Discussing concerns that violent video games cause real-world violence, Kutner said there’s “absolutely no evidence for that.” The authors also viewed video games as a “marker of social competence,” noting that boys who didn’t play video games were at a higher risk for getting into fights and having other problems at school. The authors did note that boys and girls who play only violent games for 15+ hours per week have a higher likelihood of getting into trouble at school. All in all, Grand Theft Childhood goes a long way toward debunking past criticism of games by researchers, pundits and media opportunists. [...]

@Talouin

Colbert would be great and give them endless book sales, but even then the message wouldn't be getting out to the people who need to hear it; the parents. I would love to see these guys sit down with one of the morning news shows and get 5-10 minutes just to talk about all of their findings, and explain them all. Get some facts in the mainstream instead of reactionary nonsense.

We've got a properly done study that says what we've been saying all along. It's time to use it.

Linkie no workie.

well ive played about 15 hours but i feel no aggression.

Oh and I plan on picking this book up today. It looks interesting.

@Iliad

It's basically the gamer's MTV.

Yeah right - G4's Adam Sessler, the go-to guy for game companies who want to hype their latest garbage. Yeah, I'll REALLY make sure to tune rght in to see what inciteful questions the hack of the century asks.

a good interview. If they had more time I would have like them to go more in depth of their answers and explain the results.

Someone should send a copy of this book to JT. Just to see what his reaction would be. I'm imagining it as I type this and all I can say about it is... "ROFFLMFAO"

[...] Gamepolitics’s coverage of the book can be found here. While a fair majority of what they say is standard, one part that stood out to me was their mention that “video games are a marker of social competence.” [...]