How Many Hours of Video Games Is Too Much? Science Reveals the Health Risks
Gaming has several benefits for cognitive ability and reaction times, not to mention that much-needed stress relief in your down time, but how long can we spend per week zapping the virtual enemy before it starts to defeat out own health as a result? Science has an answer. The new study published as a result of work carried out by experts at Curtin University in Western Australia , wanted to understand how much is too much as relates to gaming, and while they found that moderate play had no significant harmful effect on health, those who went heavy for long periods received more troubling outcomes. How was the Study Carried Out? Scientists surveyed 317 students with an average age of 20, from five different universities in Australia, grouping them into three categories: Low Gamers: 0 to 5 hours per week M oderate Gamers: 5 to 10 hours per week High Gamers: 10+ hours per week The students were then observed using several measurements and indicators around sleep, diet, and me...