As one of the first career researchers into the video game culture, Dr. Kowert joins us this week. She began her studies by looking at the perceived stereotypes of gamers at the time the MMO universe exploded. The questions she asked included,  “Did the game create the socially awkward gamer stereotype that lived in the basement or did the new medium tap into something already there?” and “Do online skills translate into offline skills?” Drew and Chris also ask the good doctor to weigh in on the video game violence discussion in addition to her book, “A Parent’s Guide to Video Games.”