More than 15 million people, or 30% of the population, are registered for online gaming in South Korea. He advised anyone worried about gaming addictions should contact their local GP and get referred to a psychologist. "It is not taken seriously yet - it is the same for internet addiction," he said. Unlike help for traditional addictions, such as gambling, there is very little help for computer game addiction, he said. "If you are going to take it seriously, you have to spend time doing it," he said.īut he warned there was a difference between "healthy enthusiasm" and "unhealthy addiction." People who sacrificed jobs, partners and loved ones were considered "extreme players". They are not games that you can play for 20 minutes and stop. "They are the types of games that completely engross the player. He explained many people liked to play MMORPGs for long periods of time because of the social aspect of the games. In one detailed survey of 540 gamers, Professor Griffith and his team found that there were four playing more than 80 hours a week, which is considered "excessive". "But the good news is that it is a small minority." MMORPGs are social and immersive so require long periods of play He said: "It does seem to be the case that online gaming addiction for a small minority is a real phenomenon and people suffer the same symptoms as traditional addictions. Psychologist Professor Mark Griffiths, author of several in-depth studies into online gaming and gambling addiction, told the BBC News website that, according to his research, playing excessively was not problematic in any shape or form for the majority of gamers. Dude, Stop Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community.
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Experts say gamers should take regular screen breaks. Official Dude, Stop Links Official Team Halfbeard Website Team Halfbeard Twitter Patomkin Twitter Steam Itch Humble We are hiring Yes We are hiring Please read the full article here. Reports of gamers spending 10 to 15 hours a day in front of video games, such as the highly popular World of Warcraft and EverQuest, are becoming more frequent. Players can easily get immersed and feel compelled to play for hours at a stretch, particuarly in massively multiplayer online role playing games - MMORPGs - in which thousands of gamers play and interact in shared fantasy or science fiction worlds. Online computer games are some of the most popular and largest growth areas in interactive entertainment.
They added that he had recently been fired from his job because he kept missing work to play computer games. It is not known whether he suffered from any previous health conditions. He was taken to hospital following his collapse, but died shortly after, according to the police. "We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion," a Taegu provincial police official told the Reuters news agency. He only paused playing to go to the toilet and for short periods of sleep, said the police. The man, identified by his family name, Lee, started playing Starcraft on 3 August.
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