Clinical psychologist Alexander Kriss examines the influence of video games on the mind, questioning their impact on cognitive and social skills and using illustrative case studies from his patients.

Do video games make kids violent?

With the amount of war- and crime-based games available today, we might see an increase in real-life violence as a foregone conclusion, but does this assumption have a basis in fact and scientific study?

Anti-gaming studies carried out in the mid-2000s are now largely seen as biased and inconclusive, and newer research suggests that gaming can be beneficial in building cognitive and social skills, as well as a healthy outlet for anger.

Drawing on his own formative experiences with games and using examples from his patient-facing work, clinical psychologist Alexander Kriss explores the impact of games in his 2020 book, The Gaming Mind.

Refocusing attention away from the supposed negative impacts of gaming, Kriss demonstrates the more subtle potentials and risks of gaming in this balanced study.