Response to Speakers
They talked about how they originally tested God of War and a game where you where in a ball rolling around picking up objects. They talked on how they were experiencing differences between the two games, but their hypothesis was inconclusive to their findings. Then then related Grand Theft Auto to Simpsons Hit & Run where they measured the subjects aggression towards the beeping. They found that there was more aggression in the Simpsons game than the GTA. Then a student did research with Mortal Kombat where they randomly assigned a male or female character and they found that there was no difference in the play style or how far the advanced in the ladders. They recently did research with GTA 4 and how aggressive they were towards people and objects while in the room alone, and then while another person was in with them. They found the people were more careful driving with the person in the room, I feel it is because they felt like they were going to be judged on their driving skills. Then last semester they did research with Bioshock (the greatest game ever!) and what choice people made when presented the option to harvest or save the little sisters. Only 7 of the 58 harvested, one of which was a girl. I find this research interesting and I want to be involved in it, in the future, but while the Wii is being used I will not partake. (Personal choices against the Wii, they are not real game systems.)