Gaming Addiction

Video Games Can Actually Be Good for Your Mental Health, Oxford Academics Find

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By Varsha Rani
Inside the Indonesian Hospital Treating Gaming Addiction

03.03.20

By Adi Renaldi
Entertainment

By 19, I Was Addicted to Gaming. This Is How It Ruined My Life

02.11.20

By Ryan Bassil
China Imposes Gaming Curfew on Minors to Curb Video Game Addiction

11.08.19

By Lia Savillo
An Indonesian Mayor Wants to Give Out Chicks to Primary School Students to Combat Smartphone Addiction

10.23.19

By Ikhwan Hastanto
In Indonesia, Dozens of Children and Teens Are Hospitalised Every Month for Gaming Addiction

10.20.19

By Ikhwan Hastanto
Teenager in Hyderabad Suffers a Stroke After Playing Too Much PUBG

09.03.19

By Shamani Joshi
Inspired by Video Game, Teenage Girl Leaves Home and Travels 10 Cities in 18 Days

07.22.19

By Shamani Joshi
Health

The Case for Calling Gaming Addiction a ‘Disorder’ Is Weaker Than it Seems

06.19.18

By Andy Przybylski and Amy Orben
Games

My Toxic ‘World of Warcraft’ Relationship Made Me Who I Am Today

08.21.16

By Zac Thompson
Games

My Toxic ‘World of Warcraft’ Relationship Made Me Who I Am Today

08.21.16

By Zac Thompson
Identity

Real Life Is Not Enough: On Choosing Virtual Reality over the Physical World

07.14.16

By Diana Tourjée

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Gaming

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By Matt Jancer
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Gaming

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Gaming

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