09.30
Have I got your attention? Yep? Good. Recently I have noticed the gaming industry has received a bit of bad press, especially in regards to violence in its games. Its not entirely surprising, except that the media feed off it a lot – a gloom and doom story after all does sell well. Initially ITV have done three case-studies (yep, three) of children and their gaming addiction, how it was taking over their lives; the reporter herself then writes about her son and his “gaming problems”.
I feel like I should point out that games are a form of escapism, and given the right environmental scenario they can become extremely addictive, so-to-speak. Certainly in the case of Ned the reporters son, but alternatively they can give hope to those who have never had a good life… curing depression to some extent. Online communities[1] (given the right one) can be terribly supportive to the point of gullibility and exploitation. Read More >>