When a 15 year old boy from Western Sweden collapsed after playing World of Warcraft for 20 hours, did it prove that online gaming is harmful to your health?Is World of Warcraft Harmful For Your Health?
In the past couple of years I've written a number of articles about online gaming. In fact, just six months ago I completed a niche analysis report for a client about the dramatic growth (and projected growth) of the online gaming industry. According to that research, Massive Multiplayer Online Games - giant virtual worlds like Warcraft - represent one of the most substantial segments of the online gaming industry. Americans love immersing themselves into a magical and virtual online world where anything is possible. But are we gaming too much? Is gaming now the new alcoholism of this generation?
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3 comments:
ok not to be mean but thats stupid. i can some times do 3 days in a row without sleep and play games for the most of that time
Hey - thanks for your comment. I was surprised when I heard about it too. Keep in mind though, I think the kid hardly ate anything for that time period, and probably didn't drink much either.
good post :)