Can video games actually make us more empathetic?

For decades, games - especially violent ones - have been accused of making people more aggressive, isolated, and emotionally disconnected. But what if we’ve been looking at games the wrong way?

In this episode of Lore & Order, we explore how video games can become powerful empathy building machines: helping us understand other perspectives, connect emotionally with people unlike ourselves, and experience stories in ways no other medium can.

Because games don’t just show us someone else’s struggles. They let us live them.

Articles referenced in this episode:

Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong - Patrick M. Markey, and Christopher J. Ferguson:

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