After television, gaming is one of the most popular pastimes among young people. Virtual reality, 3D and high-resolution displays make the different game worlds more realistic and diverse.
DISEASES OR PHYSICAL CHANGE DUE TO TOO MANY VIDEO GAMES
THE COMPUTER PLAYER’S MOTION SICKNESS
About 10 to 50 percent of gamers are affected to varying degrees. Dizziness, restlessness, nausea, headache or rapid heartbeat occur. Reason: The brain is confused by conflicting information: the eye perceives a movement and reports it to the brain. The fluid in the semicircular channels of the inner ear, which registers body movements, but reports back: No, there is nothing at all. Because of the conflicting information, the brain thinks you hallucinate and are poisoned. Through the nausea, the brain wants to rid the body of the (non-existent) toxins.
THE FEAR OF MISSING SOMETHING
The constant online mode of computer games means that the game world is always evolving, even if you are not playing at all. Adolescents suffering from the FOMO symptom are often unfocused and distracted. The problem with this fear is that young people themselves are not satisfied with access to the Internet or games because they can never reach their ideal of playing.
PAINFUL WRIST INFLAMMATION
The nerves and tendons run on the wrist through a narrow channel in the bone, which protects them from external dangers. If the wrist is constantly bent, this can ignite the covers of the bending tendons. They become thicker and exert excessive pressure on the median, the hand nerve, in the narrow channel. The result is a severe pain that can stretch up to the elbow and shoulder. In addition, numbness can occur in the fingers.
SHOULDER AND NECK TENSION, MISALIGNMENT OF THE THORACIC SPINE
These can be avoided if you use a keyboard without a number pad and arrow keys. The short keyboards allow the arm that operates the mouse a much larger field of motion because the arm is in its natural position. Research shows that computer game addicts’ brains perform similar physiological processes to alcohol or drug influence. Thus, the reward center of a computer game addict reacts to a screenshot of his favorite game similar to that of an alcoholic to the sight of his favorite drink.
COMPUTER GAMES ALSO HAVE POSITIVE EFFECTS
People who spend five to 15 hours a week playing action games have better vision. You can better identify small details and distinguish more grayscale than non-players.
Concentration:
Neuroscientist Daphne Bavelier has shown in a study that gamers can better resolve cognitive contradictions and follow moving objects better.
Attention:
Gamers can switch from one task to another faster, and they also have a better functioning brain regions that control attention.