About this Presentation
This subject is of great social importance in our increasingly electronic world. Parents are concerned about their children being heavily into computer games, especially violent computer games. This presentation will discuss the long-term outcomes of violent computer gaming, and what referral pathways are best for such a common, yet under-identified problem.
About the Expert
A/Prof Wayne Warburton
Dr Wayne Warburton is an Associate Professor of developmental psychology at Macquarie University and is also a registered psychologist. His research and scientific publications are primarily about aggressive behaviour, violent and prosocial media, and screen disorders. He is co-author of several statements by international panels of experts, including on media violence and on youth violence for the International Society for Research on Aggression and on video game violence for the US Supreme Court. He has won over 25 awards for his scholarship and teaching, including the 2018 Distinguished Scientific Contribution to Media Psychology and Technology Award from the American Psychological Association.
