'Gaming Disorder' officially recognised as a disease

'Gaming Disorder' officially recognised as a disease by World Health Organisation

Gaming disorder, which essentially means addiction to video games, has been officially recognised by the UN's World Health Organisation a modern disease.

The organisation in June 2018 decided to add gaming disorder addiction under its section of potentially harmful technology-related behaviors, including too much use of "the internet, computers, smartphones" and more.

Source: 'Gaming Disorder' officially recognised as a disease by World Health Organisation- Technology News, Firstpost

About time I think, though I don't think this is different from any kind of addiction.

China has had de-addiction centres for compulsive online gamers for a while now.

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Hopefully this will stop whales from spending on microtransactions and we will get better singleplayer games.

Oh well.

chimera201 said:
stop whales from spending on microtransactions

For this we need a ban or at least a heavy regulation on microtransactions.

This is about gaming addiction in general.

Desmond David said:
Oh well.

For this we need a ban or at least a heavy regulation on microtransactions.

This is about gaming addiction in general.

Those whales are certainly addicted though.

Lootbox regulation is also happening
US loot box legislation gains traction with bipartisan support

Yeah, but no solid outcome yet because the ESA is lobbying against it. Belgium has already banned lootboxes, so that can become a precedent.

I think this is more towards MMO gamers instead of offline SP gamers

PUBG, WoW, DOTA is one of them

Had watched this documentary long time back. China has a major problem with gaming addiction.

Fortunately we don't have a huge problem with his now. But with the advent of PUBG mobile, knee jerk reactions are sure to happen.

PUBG Mobile: A 16-year-old in Madhya Pradesh dies after playing for six hours- Technology News, Firstpost

He was a swimmer, his heart seemed to be healthy. "The excitement of the game might have caused a surge in adrenaline causing cardiac arrest. I appeal to children to stay away from such games as excitement could cause cardiac arrests,"

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^^Wait for some credible source first,looks more like a sensational news headline.I am pretty sure many more youngsters feel similar if not more excitement just before/during/after their board exam days.

whitestar_999 said:
^^Wait for some credible source first,looks more like a sensational news headline.I am pretty sure many more youngsters feel similar if not more excitement just before/during/after their board exam days.

19-year-old student in Secunderabad collapses during Class 12 exam, dies

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^^I am guessing all these people have a weak heart/some underlying heart disease to begin with & it was only a matter of time before they got a heart attack due to some other reason.

Wait, so there are two deaths reported one from Indore and one from Telangana.

The boy died of Cardiac arrest and not heart attack.

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Skipped the extended survey. Got 8/20.

Another one!!

PUBG addiction: 15-year-old stabs brother for repeatedly interrupting his game- Technology News, Firstpost

Zangetsu said:
Another one!!

PUBG addiction: 15-year-old stabs brother for repeatedly interrupting his game- Technology News, Firstpost

And public's knee-jerk reaction would be to ban all games.

And is there a disease name for Whatapp addiction or facebook addiction ? Why gaming has to be on radar only.

gameranand said:
And is there a disease name for Whatapp addiction or facebook addiction ? Why gaming has to be on radar only.

Addiction has many forms

gameranand said:
And is there a disease name for Whatapp addiction or facebook addiction ? Why gaming has to be on radar only.

could be because the people who made such term do not game, but use whatsapp or facebook..

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^^Gaming disorder is quite specific compared to whatsapp/fb addiction which merges itself with other areas.e.g.net addiction,social disorders,personality disorders etc.

Zangetsu said:
Addiction has many forms

Exactly. Why specifically name gaming only and leave others.

Nerevarine said:
could be because the people who made such term do not game, but use whatsapp or facebook..

whitestar_999 said:
^^Gaming disorder is quite specific compared to whatsapp/fb addiction which merges itself with other areas.e.g.net addiction,social disorders,personality disorders etc.

Yes exactly. Gaming disorder is comparable or maybe shy away in comparison to Social Network addiction. Just look at any metro/railway platforms/airports or public places. All peeps will be looking down in their mobiles doing these so called socializing activities.

Gaming Disorder Not Supported by Any Compelling Evidence Says Oxford Study

I dont think gaming is a addiction at all.Atleast even it is then also it is better than other addiction

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pkkumarcool said:
I dont think gaming is a addiction at all.Atleast even it is then also it is better than other addiction

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Gaming is an addiction but can be easily cured as compared to other forms of addictions

PUBG Mobile: A 25-year-old suffers brain stroke while playing the game, dies- Technology News, Firstpost

One good thing I found about gaming is that my Analytical/Thinking Skills is definitely improved Since I started gaming.

Gaming is a must for Children to develop the following:

Analytical
Problem Solving
Thought Provoking

One good example is "Nintendo Switch" they work so hard to make it Play & Learn experience for Kids

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I improved my problem solving skills playing Portal 2 ... It so badly stretched my mind .
There's even research paper on this :

*myweb.fsu.edu/vshute/pdf/problemsolvingportal.pdf

*medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-portal-cognitive-skills-lumosity.html

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While also some games only make them better at that game , for example , playing sudoku doesnt increase your cognitive skills but make you better at the game itself .

We can't generalize this to all videogames I guess , just like there are bad sports like boxing where the only aim is to injure other people , same goes for videogames ...

^^Depends on the game type also.
Playing only GTA doesn't help in improving. But playing Strategy, Puzzle solving, EQ, IQ games does help a lot.

Recent one:

Child suffers from severe tremors allegedly due to addiction to online games

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/jaipur/shocking-child-suffers-from-severe-tremors-allegedly-due-to-addiction-to-online-games/videoshow/101700308.cms

Damn, that's so unfortunate to see. So the resolution seems to be let him play games where he only wins, for him to become normal again? That's messed up.