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Media Mention
Amanda Paulson |, The Christian Science Monitor
Sep 17, 2008
"Breaking news: Teens play video games. A lot.
But it might not always be so bad for them.
That's one conclusion of a new report examining teens' gaming habits, socializing, and civic engagement.
While the study found that 99 percent of teenage boys and...
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Commentary
Sep 16, 2008Amanda Lenhart
I was sitting in my friend's living room, watching his daughters play with the family's Wii. In many way these girls are living examples of some of the main findings of a new research report issued today in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation
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Media Mention
Martha Irvine, The Associated Press
Sep 16, 2008
"Katherine Graden doesn't really like shoot-'em-up video games. She prefers games on her Wii system that test her fitness and agility — the ones her guy friends tease are her "sissy games."
"I'm like, `Fine! Go play your violent games. I'll stick with...
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Media Mention
Daniel Sieberg, CBS Evening News
Sep 16, 2008
"Working on a story about video games means going to the experts. So Sieberg asked two teenage girls: "Are video games cool?"
One said, "Well, yeah, there are many definitions of 'cool."
But what's cool for parents is that a new study finds that all th...
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Report
Sep 16, 2008Amanda Lenhart, Joseph Kahne, Ellen Middaugh, Alexandra Macgill, Chris Evans, Jessica Vitak
Nearly all American teens play computer, console, or cell phone games and teens' gaming experience is rich and varied, with a significant amount of social interaction and potential for civic engagement.
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Commentary
Feb 6, 2008Alexandra Macgill
All virtual worlds are 3-D internet tools where people interact and communicate using avatars, however, some virtual worlds track more faithfully to the real world than others.
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Data Set
Feb 5, 2008
This data set contains questions about teens and gaming (the types of games they play, how often they play them, the platforms they play them on, and who they play them with) as well as questions about teens and involvement in civic activities. It wa...
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