Who is this website is for?
Whether you are here looking to help your best friend, your child, spouse, or even yourself, this site will provide you with the opportunity to do so.
It is understandably hard to limit an activity that causes us so much pleasure, entertainment, adrenaline, and just sheer fun. This is exactly why this website was created: to make this transition much easier to accomplish.
However, it must also be noted that we do not promote total abstinence from video games - just like everything else in life, there needs to be a balance.
What you will find here
This is your one-
- Educate yourself on video games and how they can become a problem (see below)
- Visit our forums and connect with others that may be sharing similar problems
- Stay in the know about world events and current research with our news blog
- Looking to help somebody who may have a gaming problem? Whether it’s a friend, sibling, child, or spouse, we have ideas: see our Relatives & Friends Section
- Instead want to help yourself? You can find tips on how you can cut down on video games here
Don’t forget to visit our resources section to view our campaign material, visit other useful links, and see the references used throughout this website
Why are games addicting?
Statistics - The Industry & Gamers
Read our collection of statistics here.
Are video games a problem?
In general -
Defining video game addiction
Since problems caused by video games are a recently new phenomenon in our society, there have been numerous debates about whether to consider these problems as addictions or as just another aspect of our technologically evolving world.
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Prevention
The best way to beat gaming addiction is to never have it in the first place.
