Recent research conducted by ScienceDaily shows that playing cooperative video games, as opposed to playing competitive or solo games, elicits a host of social benefits among players of different backgrounds. The evidence suggests that it encourages teammates to see helpful, collaborative behaviors as both valuable and commonplace.
Further, these pro-social benefits extend beyond the virtual realm and can help decrease aggression and increase harmony between teammates and opposing players in real life. Bandura Games has made it their mission to bridge this gap between opposing groups throughout the world via cooperative gaming.
This article is an interview of Hefter, the founder of Bandura Games, and their startup journey.