Gaming

Episode 5: Gaming: The new tobacco?

Gaming has seen a surge in growth during COVID with so many stuck at home. But is this just benign entertainment? Or is it causing more harm than good? Hear thoughts from four more London teens about the positive and negative impact of gaming on mental wellbeing, physical health, and solutions to addiction.

Here at Spare Thoughts we like to discuss the difficult, pressing and important issues. However, with topics so vast there is only so much we can possibly talk about in one podcast. For those interested in learning more about this topic use this page to find extra resources we recommend looking at to help understand some of the key ideas and talking points in further detail.

Hosts Notes - Some of the key talking points

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Great TED talk - provides a fresh new approach to the way Gaming is viewed

Appreciate the core arguments to any debate about Gaming

The great debate over video games: To play or not to play?KEEP 'ER FIT: Ever since I can remember I have always loved playing my Nintendo, Sega Mega Drive and Game Boy. I have very fond memories of playing it along with my dad, sisters and all my friends, but I also have fond memories of playing outside, jumping from trees, and I always took a football with me no matter where I went.

Explore whether Gaming promotes violence and who should be accountable to its issues

Video games do not cause violence – but makers do need to think about itThere is no compelling evidence that games cause real-life bloodshed, but the industry must address its attitude to guns and conflict, or risk being drowned out by fearmongers

Investigate the extent to which Gaming can be addictive

Are video games really addictive? | Marc Lewis‘Gaming disorder’ is now a medical diagnosis. But evidence of real harm is scant, writes neuroscientist Marc Lewis

Understand an alternative view point that Gaming is beneficial to mental health

Video games can improve mental health. Let's stop seeing them as a guilty pleasure | Keza MacDonaldMany still regard video games as a waste of time or downright sinister. But the real story is very different, says Guardian video games editor Keza MacDonald

Examine whether gaming can be beneficial to imagination and creativity

Does Gaming Hurt Your Creativity? A Designer's Take. | Game QuittersVideo game addiction support community with members in 95 countries. Ready to quit playing video games? You are not alone and help is available. Join now.

Investigate the view that Gaming can affect the perception of life

Exposure to graphic images shifts your perception of reality, video games study showsMore pew pew, less QQ.

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