Screens: Does playing video games lead to violence?

Why is it that so many video games have violent content. And what is it about violent video games that makes them so popular?

In this episode, Cosmos journalist Jacinta Bowler levels up by speaking with experts Associate Professor Michael Kasumovic, Associate Professor Jim Sauer and Dr Aaron Drummond to defeat the age-old question – does virtual violence in video games lead to real world aggression.

This episode was produced by Petra Stock and edited by Andrew Wyrill.

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