Video games have become a global phenomenon, offering immersive entertainment and fostering vibrant online communities. However, for some individuals, gaming can evolve from a fun pastime into an ...

Gaming has become integral to our lives, offering immersive experiences and thrilling adventures. However, for some individuals, the line between enjoyment and addiction becomes blurred, leading to ...

A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and that continues ...

This is half of a pair of articles that highlight the evidence for and against the existence of video game addiction. Read the counter-argument here. For decades, psychologists, parents, and gamers ...

The World Health Organization, also known as WHO, will start recognizing "gaming disorder" as an official mental health condition next year. The International Compendium of Diseases (ICD), which is ...

S1: I'm Andrew Bracken and this is Screen Time , featuring conversations about technology and kids in today's digital age. My kids are addicted to their screens. It's a common phrase many parents ...

Technology is a double-edged sword, a gift and a curse. Anyone who has used the internet has heard these sayings at least once, and with the advent of the digital age, more people see the good in ...

A judge in Quebec authorized a class action lawsuit against Epic Games from parents of kids with Fortnite video game addictions to go ahead. Photo from Erik Mclean via Unsplash Multiple parents who ...

Editor's take: In 2019, the World Health Organization finally acknowledged that video game addiction is real. Although they intentionally avoid calling it that, opting for the more politically correct ...

Sandra Danilovic receives research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Wilfrid Laurier University. She is also a member of the not-for-profit videogame arts ...

It’s “game over” for these violent young men. Fed-up parents of male video game addicts are turning to trained professionals to help their kids kick the habit. Dr. Henrietta Bowden-Jones has treated ...

WHEN CHINA’S government censors books, bars “effeminate men” from television or spoon-feeds Communist Party dogma to schoolchildren, liberals agree that its behaviour is shockingly repressive. But ...