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Professor Henry Jenkins has contributed an article at PBS.org debunking eight major myths about video games and their social impact. The myths in question?

1. "The availability of video games has led to an epidemic of youth violence."
2. "Scientific evidence links violent game play with youth aggression."
3. "Children are the primary market for video games."
4. "Almost no girls play computer games."
5. "Because games are used to train soldiers to kill, they have the same impact on the kids who play them."
6. "Video games are not a meaningful form of expression."
7. "Video game play is socially isolating."
8. "Video game play is desensitizing."

Read the article.