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Video game addiction

Video game addiction is characterized by the excessive or compulsive use of computer games and video games.

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Social media addiction: How can we avoid it?

Are social media platforms driving children into addiction? A lawsuit in the US is currently deliberating just this.
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Can you be addicted to porn?

Psychology doesn't officially acknowledge the existence of porn addiction. Is it real?
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The mobile app Robinhood

Should trading apps be less fun?

Critics say their game-like features make them addictive and that young traders don't realize the real financial risk.
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Deutschland Köln Gamescom 2018

When can gaming be considered an addiction?

Media scientist Jörg Müller-Lietzkow explains why he does not consider video games an addictive substance in general.
ScienceAugust 23, 2018
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When computer gamers can't stop

Computer addiction is now recognized as a severe disorder. Gamers can end up socially isolated.
SocietyJuly 11, 201703:23 min
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SHIFT – Living in the Digital Age

Tweeting for police and government. Excessive computer gaming. Evolutionary face painting.
CultureJuly 11, 2017
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SHIFT – Living in the Digital Age

Tweeting for police and government. Excessive computer gaming. Evolutionary face painting.
CultureMay 23, 2017
DW Fit&gesund Psychologin Prof. Dr. Nina Romanczuk-Seiferth

Is digital gaming addictive?

Psychologist Dr. Nina Romanczuk-Seiferth on addictions in the digital age and therapy methods.
HealthDecember 29, 201607:42 min
DW Fit&gesund Psychologin Prof. Dr. Nina Romanczuk-Seiferth

Is digital gaming addictive?

Psychologist Dr. Nina Romanczuk-Seiferth talks about the warning signs that indicate computer or smartphone gaming addictions and treatment strategies. She leads the group Emotional Neuroscience at the Charité Hospital in Berlin.
ScienceDecember 22, 201607:42 min
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Help for Gaming Addicts

Online gaming addicts spend up to 16 hours a day at their computers, playing games like World of Warcraft or League of Legends. In extreme cases, they live entirely in their virtual world. A clinic had developed a program to help them find their way back to reality.
ScienceMarch 3, 201404:22 min
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Gamers get-together

As the world economy shrinks, one sector is bucking the trend: online gaming.
July 31, 2009

Party Time for German Board Game Addicts

The world's largest annual games trade fair kicks off Thursday in Europe's most game-crazy nation with thousands of Germans indulging in four days of mind-boggling fun in Essen.
October 13, 2005