Weekend Reading: Grand Theft Childhood

While I’m certainly not the first person here on Destructoid to talk about Grand Theft Childhood, it’s mostly been relegated to highlights of others’ discussions or a mention on Podtoid. As per usual, I blame Japan on keeping me from reading my copy of Grand Theft Childhood, as I just finished the book earlier this week. So for this iteration of Weekend Reading, I want to dive into a discussion of the book and its message.
For those of you who don’t know what the book is, it’s the summary of research performed since 2004 by two of the directors of the Harvard Medical School’s Center for Mental Health and Media on the effects of videogames on youths. The $1.5 million study was funded by the Department of Justice.
Just as a side note, if you’ve enjoyed Weekend Reading here on Destructoid, I’d like to announce that Japanator is now […]

Original post by mrdestructoid@gmail.com (Destructoid.com) and software by Elliott Back