“ We compared the civic and political attitudes and behavior of teens who play games at least once a day, those who play games one to five times per week, and those who play games less than once a week or not at all. This investigation is motivated by concerns that children who play a great deal risk becoming socially isolated or experience other negative outcomes. On all eight indicators of civic and political engagement, we find no significant difference, positive or negative, between teens who play everyday and those who play less than once a week (after controlling for demographics and parents’ civic engagement). That is, those who are the frequent players are not any less or more likely to engage in social and civic acts than the less frequent players.
— from The Civic Engagement Research Group at Mills College. Results of a major study sponsered by The MacAurthur Foundation’s Digital Learning initiative. Game on, Gamer!
