Gaming Addictions

By Daniel Moshe, Saar Agassi, David Hacohen, and Ben

Radovitzky
Table of Contents
1. Title
2. Table of Contents
3. Collage
4. What is Gaming Addiction? How it can affect your life.
5. How a Gaming Addiction can waste your money.
6. Online Gambling
7. How Gaming Can Cause lack of sleep.
8. How Gaming Can affect your health
9. How Gaming Can affect your social life
10. How Gaming Can Affect Academics
11. Prevention of gaming addiction
12. Our Opinions
13. References
14. References Continued
What is Gaming Addiction? How it can affect your life.

Gaming addiction means...

- Staying up late

- Spending money on games rather than needs

- Not going outside and socializing

All of these negatively impact your life and affect your health
How a Gaming Addiction can waste your money.
- Xbox One - $349.99-$469.99

- PS4 - $379.99-$549.99

- Nintendo Switch - $369.99

- VR - $1149.00 (Need a gaming computer)

- PC - $3000-$500

- Average Game Price Plus DLC (Downloadable Content) - Around $60-$100

dollars average
Online Gambling
The tax money allocated to
gambling problems is distributed
between these categories
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How Gaming Can Cause lack of sleep.
- Games can take a long time to complete

- Blue lights from screens tell your brain to stay awake

- Friends may not want you to go offline

- Gives you an adrenaline rush causing you to stay awake longer

 How Gaming Can affect your health
-Cause headaches

-Can cause lack of exercise

- Exhaustion

-Can affect mental health

-Insomnia
How Gaming Can affect your social life
- May not engage in other hobbies/sports with friends

- Will not socialize with other people

- Gaming can cause social anxiety

- It can push away family.

How Gaming Can Affect Academics

- Instead of studying people will game or gamble

- Will not do homework because gaming is their top priority

- Gamers may only think about games and constantly become distracted
Violence in Gaming. Is it ethical?
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/violent-video-games-and-mass-violence-a-
complex-link/
Prevention of gaming addiction
- Manage how much time you will play each day.(1-2 hours)

- Budget how much money you will spend on games each year

- Make sure you get your responsibilities done before playing

- Prioritize more important things than gaming

Our Opinions
- Gaming can be healthy in short bits.

- Boosts competitiveness.

- Video games in short bits can improve.

- But gaming can cause problems if you dont do it in moderation, and like almost
anything, you can get addicted to it
Thanks For Listening!
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