How does video game addiction impact people's mental health and well-being? by Juan Castaneda

Time Spent of Games

1006960_4 — 2024-11-15 22:46:04 UTC

much more time spent on the games other than with family others in real life

sleep cycle goes away, making everything worse

1006960_4 — 2024-11-15 22:47:28 UTC

sedentary lifestyle makes mental health worse

1006960_4 — 2024-11-15 22:48:03 UTC

Although video-game addiction is by no means an epidemic, it is a real phenomenon afflicting a small percentage of gamers.

1006960_4 — 2024-11-19 22:19:09 UTC

The article explores one man's battle with video-game addiction, and how he was treated. This is furthered with evidence from both sides (addiction psycologists that argue it exists and those working for the gaming industry that argue its a result of other underlying issues.

(last case scenario/ solution used if the other two fail)

1006960_4 — 2024-11-19 22:27:44 UTC

If the addicted individual has issues with cutting game out all together there are games that could be used to atleast help in the physical aspect of health.

VR games and games focused on movement

1006960_4 — 2024-11-19 22:32:08 UTC

This is more of a "band-aid solution" than a long-term one. While it doesn't fix the isolation or disruptions, it atleast helps in ensuring physical health doesn't worsen. On the contrary, if the person is truly addicted to video-games and limited themselves to this, their mental health could improve since their physical one is.

Dancing Games

1006960_4 — 2024-11-19 22:38:30 UTC

An example of the health benefits from "exercise" games. Another one would be the line of WiiSports and WiiFit games, as they also promote exercise.

"A typical gamer in the United States spends 12 hours playing each week; 34 million Americans play an average of 22 hours per week. About 60 percent of gamers have neglected sleep to keep playing, and about 40 percent have missed a meal. Somewhere around 20 percent have skipped a shower"

1006960_4 — 2024-11-19 22:39:55 UTC

Jabr, Ferris. "Can You Really Be Addicted to Video Games?" New York Times Magazine, 27 Oct. 2019. ProQuest; SIRS Issues Researcher, https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/document/2314112310?accountid=193466.

Treatment Program for the Addiction

1006960_4 — 2024-11-19 22:47:37 UTC

"Video-game addiction afflicts between 1 and 8 percent of gamers, according to estimates published by researchers"

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