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The Naked Scientists Podcast
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Is There Any Evidence That Gaming Is Adictive?
Is there any evidence that gaming is a dictive? Professor andy shebilski from the oxford internet institute has been researching this question for many years. In south korea, where they tried to limit on line video game play to maximi study timeand and maxim sleep, after an eight year experiment, there a pretty conclusive evidence that the intervention was a failure. Some parents will say, though, that kids are simply playing too much. Does something kind of magical happen to young people when they turn 18? Do they become, you know, able to resist the temptation of the digital world?, asks Dr Shebilski.
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