<div>Are the video games that we play affecting our moral compass?Psychology researcher Eva Murzyn thinks gaming has more to do with self-exploration than simply siding with the ‘paragon’ or the ‘renegade’ within games.Science communications student Alex Perry talks to Dr Eva Murzyn about her research into single-player gaming ethics and the effects of playing video games with other people.Related links:<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/eva-murzyn">Eva Murzyn</a><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://doi.org/10.1109/iTAG.2016.20">Murzyn, E. and Valgaeren, E. (2016). Our Virtual&nbsp;Selves, Our Virtual Morals: Mass Effect Players' Personality and In-Game Choices.&nbsp;International Conference on Interactive Technologies and Games (ITAG).</a><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/13/learning-morality-through-gaming">The Guardian - Learning morality through gaming</a></div>

Culture, identity and mental health - Karim Mitha

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