The latest draft of the World Health Organization’s International Compendium of Diseases (ICD) contains verbiage that would officially place gaming addiction next to gambling and alcoholism as a potential diagnosis for dependent gamers.
Is gaming a disease, a symptom, or simply a pastime? We discussed potential outcomes on this week’s show.
If you enjoy this segment, you can catch the #GameDev Breakdown podcast here on the site, or at SoundCloud. We’ll post the full video show here on Friday.
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