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A few notes on our good Professor Craig A. Anderson:

Testified at the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on "The Impact of Interactive Violence on Children." Tuesday, March 21, 2000.

Anderson & Dill 2000 article influenced the Indianapolis Ordinance increasing parental control over their children's access to violent video games. Consulted with the City of Indianapolis attorneys involved in subsequent lawsuit by the video arcade industry to block enforcement of the ordinance. (Indianapolis won this case, but lost in a higher court.)

Consulted with and testified to the St. Louis County Council and Justice, Health, and Welfare Committee on a proposed ordinance to increase parental control over their children's access to violent video games and movies (October 12, 2000). The ordinance passed and survived initial court challenges, and later was overturned.

Served on the Media Violence Expert Advisory Panel for the Surgeon General's report on Youth Violence (August-December, 2000). The chapter prepared by the panel was eventually reduced by the Surgeon General's staff to small section of the final report.

Served on two panels at the public policy conference titled "Playing by the Rules: Video Games and Cultural Policy." The Cultural Policy Center, University of Chicago, October 27, 2001.

Gave a Plenary Address titled Media Violence, Video Games, & Societal Violence at the 16th Penetanguishene Conference, "Managing violence in the new millennium: Global, Institutional, and Community Perspectives." Hosted by The Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Midland, Ontario, Canada, June 12-14, 2002.

Gave a Plenary Address titled "Deleterious Effects of Playing Violent Video Games" at the 34th Conference of the International Simulation and Gaming Association, August 25-29, 2003.

Gave a Keynote Address titled "Violent Video Games and Other Violent Entertainment Media" at the International Ratings Conference on "Classification in a Convergent World," Sydney, Australia, September 21-24, 2003. Sponsored by the Office of Film and Literature Classification, Federal Government of Australia.

Consulted with Governor Blagojevich's office and attorneys and testified in the court case involving the video game industry's challenge to the 2005 Illinois law requiring parental consent for those under age 18 to access certain types of violent video games.

Co-hosted the October 20-21 National Summit on Video Games, Youth, and Public Policy, along with the National Institute on Media and the Family.

Seems like he's made a descent career out of a vendetta of his without doing any real scientific research. You'll notice if you Google most of the foundations that you'll find their heavily sponsored by right-wing groups such including the Christian Coalition and the American Family Institute. Both of which donate large amounts of time, money, and man-power to Conservative Party candidates. He obtains grants the same way the "scientists" who say global warming is a fallacy do.