Can Games Kill?

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A Littleton high school as viewed over the barrel of a video game shotgun.

COMING SOON: Robert McLaughlin, author of the live-action roleplaying game Cthulhu Live, and Dr. Steve Kronheim, an expert in the field of Cyber-Psychology, give their views on the connections between games and violence.

Game Designers Shoot Back: Creators of several popular interactive video games give their views on the links between games and violence.

Trained to Kill: A military expert on the psychology of killing gives his views on what leads some kids to start shooting. By Lt. Col. (U.S. Army Ret.) David Grossman. [1) Are We Training Our Children to Kill? -- 2) Virus of Violence -- 3) Killing is Unnatural -- 4) Methods in This Madness: Desensitization -- 5) Classical Conditioning -- 6) Operant Conditioning -- 7) Role Models -- 8) Unlearning Violence -- 9) Fighting Back]

Anomic Game Designer Replies: Mailroom Massacre Publisher Steve Ray replies to Lt. Col. Grossman's "Trained to Kill" article and gives his own views on what causes incidents like the Littleton massacre to occur.

SKIRMISHER Interview: Lt. Col. (U.S. Army Ret.) David Grossman. An expert on the psychology of killing who has appeared on numerous news programs to discuss his views, Grossman agreed to be interviewed by SKIRMISHER.

SKIRMISHER Editorial: Simple Answers to Complex Questions. SKIRMISHER Editor-in-Chief Michael J. Varhola gives his views on the role of video games in incidents like the Littleton shootings.

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