A recent study has revealed that the average age of an adult video gamer is 35. The figure has turned out to be higher than previously believed.
According to a team from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), players were also less healthy, fatter, and more depressed than those who stayed away from the device.
Experts Warn Looming 'Video Game Addiction' - Like Compulsive Gambling
People who play video games may get addicted for life to their consoles, just like gamblers get hooked to cards, warn health experts.
People who play video games may get addicted for life to their consoles, just like gamblers get hooked to cards, warn health experts.
But it also said that the age bar was gradually increasing, a finding reinforced by the CDC study.
CDC experts found that female gamers reported greater depression and lower health status than female non-players, while male video-game players reported a higher BMI and a greater reliance online than non-gamers.
Playing Active Video Games Equivalent to Moderate Exercise in Kids
A study at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Centre says that playing active video games, like the Nintendo Wii, is equally beneficial for children as moderate exercise.
A study at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Centre says that playing active video games, like the Nintendo Wii, is equally beneficial for children as moderate exercise.
"Video game players also reported lower extraversion, consistent with research on adolescents that linked video-game playing to a sedentary lifestyle and overweight status."
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Microsoft Launches 'hands-free' Video Games
The ultimate computer game that banishes handheld controls and allows players' gestures to dictate the action on screen is to be launched by Microsoft.
The ultimate computer game that banishes handheld controls and allows players' gestures to dictate the action on screen is to be launched by Microsoft.
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California Takes Video Game Violence to Supreme Court
California said Wednesday it will petition the US Supreme Court in a bid to enact a law that would ban the sale or rental of violent video games to people under 18.
California said Wednesday it will petition the US Supreme Court in a bid to enact a law that would ban the sale or rental of violent video games to people under 18.
