The final report of the Virginia Tech Review Panel has been released and it has been identified that video games were not a factor in the massacre.

Seung-Hui Cho, the student who killed 32 people and then decided to end his own life, is profiled in the report as a casual video game player, said to have played non-violent games such as Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sun and her parents recall that Cho seemed to be doing better. He was enrolled in a Tae Kwon Do program for awhile, watched TV, and played video games like Sonic the Hedgehog.

None of the video games were war games or had violent themes. He liked basketball and had a collection of figurines and remote controlled cars. Years later when he was in high school, Cho was asked to write about his hobbies and interests. He wrote:

…Cho’s roommate never saw him play video games. He would get movies from the library and watch them on his laptop. The roommate never saw what they were, but they always seemed dark. Cho would listen to and download heavy metal music…

…Cho went to bed early and got up early, so his roommate just left him alone and gave him his space. The only activities Cho engaged in were studying, sleeping, and downloading music. He never saw him play a video game, which he thought strange since he and most other students play them.

Certainly, this is good news for the gaming industry. Shortly after the VA Tech tragedy, media figures such as Dr. Phil and Florida lawyer Jack Thompson began to put part of the blame on violent games when, in fact, they obviously had nothing to do with this tragedy.

Official VA Tech Report: Rampage Killer Not a Player of Violent Games [Game Politics]

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