Do you think excessive video gaming is affecting the health of the gamers?

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Indian Gaming industry is booming. But there are a lot of side effects associated with gaming, like eye-strain and headache. A few companies have launched high tech eye wears to protect gamers from such side effects. Do you think gaming eyewear could be the solution to such health related problems?

Yes,Its Right That Excessive Gaming Is Very Bad For Health But It Is Also Advisable To Play Games In Computer Which Boost Our Mind And Also Exercise Our Wrist....As Per As Eyewear It Is Good Enough,I Have Asked About It To My Friends Too...!!!!

Excess of anything is harmful. Same for gaming....

V

I don't know the effectiveness of the eye-wear as I have never used it it. But I don't expect much from these.
There are disorders also like carpel tunnel syndrome caused due to working in wrong posture for long time.
It's all upto the end-user on how he balances his health with his urge for gaming.
In short, do game but in moderation so that your body doesn't get hurt and you are not disabled to play your favourite game again.

K

i agree...

Everyday exercise, some sports, good diet and touch to nature(say a green park or local garden) go gaming without problem.
You can't do everything perfectly but your best effort is enough.

But gaming affects your social activities (offline society not fb)

After every 60-90 minutes look out of your window and concentrate on a far away point for a few minutes.

Also don't forget to drink water.

And its the other way round for me.

You are responsible for your own condition

It does not harm everyone in the same way, the eye thing is a myth, its more of a neck / spine / body posture problem

At the same time it is perfectly possible to game excessively (8-15 hrs a day) without adverse effects as long as you give yourself enough breaks and take care of other things

You don't need to buy any special products for these, apart from what you would normally invest in gaming

Yes, it gave me cancer.

As mentioned earlier excess of anything is bad .

Just do what we do in college , Game Hard Play Harder.

By Play i mean football not Bowling.

Spoils the body posture due to prolonged hours of gaming.
Eye strain and headache after continously gazing at the Computer screen.
Mental stress and pressure buildup.

Some parents also complain gradual lack in Academic scores.

Faun said:
Yes, it gave me cancer.

oh. I thought you were kidding. But its cured now,by nimu nimu,isn't it?
And i don't think its affecting health. Its just back/neck pain,headache. But it can become serious too. In my case i already have back bone problem,so i don't play more than 2hrs. And i am agreed with Anorion.
healthy diet and exercise can surely push the limits of anything,be it gaming on PC or on pitch.

M

Get a WII or something like that

arunbosco said:
Indian Gaming industry is booming. But there are a lot of side effects associated with gaming, like eye-strain and headache. A few companies have launched high tech eye wears to protect gamers from such side effects. Do you think gaming eyewear could be the solution to such health related problems?

First of all, there is no significant gaming industry in India, let alone one that is booming.

Secondly, I don't think glasses would do any good because gaming doesn't just affect the eyes. It affects your mind as well. I remember that there were times when I would think that real life objects are actually rendered or I would wonder how they would be rendered, thanks to playing games on very-high settings. So, it does affect more than your eyes, even your mind.
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Playing chess does more good to your mind. You can play it online on your pc.
I do it regularly for couple of hours , in Office.

Btw, what are the positives of Playing games for longer duration , if any ?

Going to bed now(5A.M). playing from 10P.M yesterday

Excess is a relative term and depends how you define it as. But yeah anyone playing 5 hours daily 7 days a week will have bad affect on their health.

Alok said:
But gaming affects your social activities (offline society not fb)

for me it affected both

, my social gaming also affected

axes2t2 said:
Also don't forget to drink water.

Good one dude

On Topic:
Eye exercise
Computer Eye Strain: How to Relieve It with free eye exercises, nutrition, lifestyle

and this
Into the Internet - Occupational health and safety for computer users

BTW it got the check list too yaaay

There are hordes of 24x7 gamers not all of em are messed up
The numbers spike during vacation
Many serious gamers take a break from work just when a major game is released (eg skyrim) then play more or less continuously during that break, then get back to work and play casually from then on (at endgame)
You never know why anyone games excessively, saw one guy dashing through the leaderboards in a matter of days, thought it was a hacker turned out to be some dude in a wheelchair
You have to decide how much to game and why, dont compete with those who choose to invest more time

And this study says gaming is the eye excercise *www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2009/03/30/studies-show-fps-games-improves-vision/1

Sleep well..drink plenty of water & Njoy hard-core gaming

Agreed with Anorion. Gaming, is just a part of the whole-picture. Your posture while you are working with the pc can really mess you up if not careful.

R

I play games half sitting ,half lying on bed on my laptop...

c'mon lots of "matka" smashing will release lots of feel good hormon & that can''t be bad.

Headshot.~FTW

Don't know if excessive video gaming affects the health of the gamer, but it sure proved detrimental to my grades in college

Gaming ruined my life... good thing i have 2 extra lives

Nerevarine said:
Gaming ruined my life... good thing i have 2 extra lives

Cats have extra lives. You have two extra live. So you are a cat?

Correction, Cats have 9 extra lives, I have 2.. that means I am not a cat

im so f***ing addicted to gaming that its indeed harming my social life

i game on the pc and also on my ipod... damm no girlfriend, not in touch with old mates....life sux

samudragupta said:
im so f***ing addicted to gaming that its indeed harming my social life i game on the pc and also on my ipod... damm no girlfriend, not in touch with old mates....life sux

no girlfriend is good,otherwise she will suck your life out of you.

T

^^ Gaming does the same

samudragupta said:
im so f***ing addicted to gaming that its indeed harming my social life i game on the pc and also on my ipod... damm no girlfriend, not in touch with old mates....life sux

no gal, same here :-(

(pc and galaxy ace).

Why is that cats have eXtra life ??

Rishi. said:
Why is that cats have eXtra life ??

We cannot tell you.

arunbosco said:
Indian Gaming industry is booming. But there are a lot of side effects associated with gaming, like eye-strain and headache. A few companies have launched high tech eye wears to protect gamers from such side effects. Do you think gaming eyewear could be the solution to such health related problems?

the answer to your question is what tech_boy already said ("excess of anything is not good").
as per my experience, if one also engages well in other activities, like exercise/sports, outdoor work, some work requiring concentration, studies, etc., then automatically he starts spending lesser time towards gaming, as well his focus too shifts away from it.

When you have a big collection of shortcuts on your desktop , after one month you'll automatically get bored of gaming and will shift to another activities. Playing from last 32 days ,now i'm not enjoying it as much.
Novels and Football are my best friends to regenerate joy energy.

axes2t2 said:
We cannot tell you.

so what do you name your species>
cat+human= ?
;-)

(Eg. Wolf+human=Lycane)

^werecat?
When you start taking gamin seriously (or play excessively) you have to ask these kinds of questions
Even for football noobs are liable to tear a muscle, fracture a limb, then cant play seriously after that coz of injuries
Some kinds of ache shows up only after a few weeks of strain, sit on a console for a couple of weeks and your hands turn radioactive - too painful to move any of the fingers, if everything else is taken care of, your hands will be the first to give

Swapnil26sps said:
no girlfriend is good,otherwise she will suck your life out of you.

haha.. im sure she will....

Alok said:
no gal, same here (pc and galaxy ace).

lol im glad there's someone like me out there.... :wink:

Alok said:
When you have a big collection of shortcuts on your desktop , after one month you'll automatically get bored of gaming and will shift to another activities. Playing from last 32 days ,now i'm not enjoying it as much.
Novels and Football are my best friends to regenerate joy energy.

so what do you name your species>
cat+human= ?

(Eg. Wolf+human=Lycane)

just catman and cat woman.

Here's some volatile stuff about how gaming affects social life. A testimony of a compulsive EverQuest gamer. This guy played EverQuest even when his girlfriend, undressed, begs him to join her.

I Kept Playing — The Costs Of My Gaming Addiction

Couple Let Their Baby Starve To Death While Nurturing A Virtual Child - The Next Web

another link with a crucial detail, they had named their virtual kid, but not their real one *www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews...-to-death-while-caring-for-virtual-child.html

its like a holodeck

Anorion said:
Couple Let Their Baby Starve To Death While Nurturing A Virtual Child - The Next Web

another link with a crucial detail, they had named their virtual kid, but not their real one Korean couple let baby starve to death while caring for virtual child - Telegraph

its like a holodeck

Korea, no doubt.