Online gaming is the most popular entertainment in modern societies, especially for teenagers. Computer games started in 1972 with Pang, a computer tennis game, and then developed in hardware and software systems. Online gaming directly affects your real life.
Parents of you will be troubled by the addiction to playing video games of their children. You will complain that the children do not listen and after that, you start ignoring these things.
If you or a member of your family play’s more than 2 hours of video games all day, and many months have passed continuously while doing so, consider it that you are going to be mentally ill and you may need treatment.
Gaming Disorder
In today’s era, medical science claims to cure every disease. But it’s very difficult to treat mental illness caused by the habits of people. According to WHO, a gaming disorder means that when a person continuously and repeatedly plays video games he does not control his mind during this time. That is, playing games also become necessary for other tasks and priorities of life.
If such a condition persists for at least one year then it will be considered as a gaming disorder. In this disease, tremendous changes are seen in sleep and eating habits. After this comes the turn of mental symptoms, such as getting angry at a talk, not being able to bear the loss in video games.
If such a condition persists for at least one year then it will be considered as a gaming disorder. In this disease, tremendous changes are seen in sleep and eating habits. After this comes the turn of mental symptoms, such as getting angry at a talk, not being able to bear the loss in video games.
In the insistence of winning, playing games continuously for many hours.
Reducing interaction with family members is an indication that you are moving towards mental illness like anxiety and depression. By the way, this problem is spreading in India with a lot.
Reducing interaction with family members is an indication that you are moving towards mental illness like anxiety and depression. By the way, this problem is spreading in India with a lot.
In the year 2011, Assocham surveyed in four cities Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, and Patna in which 82% of children living in these cities played 16-18 Hours video games in a week. 76% of these children like to play fighting and violent games.
According to psychologist’s such games are penetrate Children and increase violent feelings.
By playing such games, children develop a feeling of becoming a hero or to create their own special identity and this feeling gradually starts taking aggressive form.
This can also be understood by an example if someone play’s a car race game for several hours in a row. After that, he drives the car in reality so during this time he is unable to bring himself out of the virtual world, and he can do a big accident in his real life in a round of overtaking the others.
Nowadays such video games have come, in which game characters are also seen using cigarettes or alcohol. According to a study by the University of Nottingham, children may also be addicted to cigarettes or alcohol in such video games.
The video game market in India alone is around 4000 crores, Which is growing day by day. Around 200 million people in India play video games regularly and by 2021, their number will reach 38 crores.
Video game makers promote their games in such a way that the person playing the game feels like a winner as well as a hero. And upon paying attention, these feelings gradually turns into an addict and drunk.
However, in some cases, it is also good to play video games. Playing video games develop the ability to take decision making power and also have a better reaction time. But these benefits only occur when these video games are played appropriately.
Fights challenges rewards and the feeling of defeating each other, these games engaged you in such a way that you cannot get out of them even if you want to. That is why one research after another warns you that gaming can harm you for a long time.
This can also be understood by an example if someone play’s a car race game for several hours in a row. After that, he drives the car in reality so during this time he is unable to bring himself out of the virtual world, and he can do a big accident in his real life in a round of overtaking the others.
Nowadays such video games have come, in which game characters are also seen using cigarettes or alcohol. According to a study by the University of Nottingham, children may also be addicted to cigarettes or alcohol in such video games.
The video game market in India alone is around 4000 crores, Which is growing day by day. Around 200 million people in India play video games regularly and by 2021, their number will reach 38 crores.
Video game makers promote their games in such a way that the person playing the game feels like a winner as well as a hero. And upon paying attention, these feelings gradually turns into an addict and drunk.
However, in some cases, it is also good to play video games. Playing video games develop the ability to take decision making power and also have a better reaction time. But these benefits only occur when these video games are played appropriately.
Fights challenges rewards and the feeling of defeating each other, these games engaged you in such a way that you cannot get out of them even if you want to. That is why one research after another warns you that gaming can harm you for a long time.
Written by - Dhanashree
Edited by - Vijaya
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