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Classifying Game Addiction as a Disease Would be Devastating to Gaming Industry

Classifying Game Addiction as a Disease Would be Devastating to Gaming Industry

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been reported that if game addiction is classified as a disease, the decrease in sales in the domestic gaming industry will be in the billions of won. Whether game addiction should be classified as a disease under the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) will be discussed at [...]

Children Play Games to Escape Stress from Overbearing Parents and Academics

Children Play Games to Escape Stress from Overbearing Parents and Academics

SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study conducted by Professor Eui-Joon Jung from the cultural content department at Konkuk University on a total of 2,000 subjects (comprised of elementary school, middle school, and high school students) from the Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi regions has revealed that children overindulge in video games to escape [...]