by Sunjun Hwang | May 30, 2024 | Health Point, Mental Health
Photo: Matti Vuorre Everyone knows games can affect your mental health, but does anyone know how researchers measure the degree of the impact? Exactly how accurate are these measurements? Matti Vuorre is an assistant professor at Tilburg University in the Netherlands....
by Team Overheat | May 30, 2024 | Culture Hub, Mental Health
Did you once love video games, but now feel tired of them? Or were you once passionate about them now and now have no interest? Perhaps Electronic-ED is the problem. Fu Gemen is a 27-year-old gamer from Shandong, who has 21 years of experience in playing video games...
by Team Overheat | May 29, 2024 | Creator Space, Mental Health
The story of the sixteen-year-old girl from Nigeria who travelled across the world to make a career out of gaming. Sixteen year old Maria Okwuosa sat anxiously at the airport in Nigeria, awaiting the flight to America that would change her life forever. Her hands...
by Team Overheat | May 29, 2024 | Health Point, Mental Health
For the last couple of decades, there has been a huge debate over the impact of video gaming on one’s mental health and well-being. In this piece, I explore both the positives and negatives of video gaming, weighing up its true effect on gamers. “If you stare at that...
by Daniel Benoke | May 28, 2024 | Health Point, Mental Health
The typical stereotype of gamers associated them as being unhealthy and lazy, but as technology progressed, and the demographic of gamers became more diverse, games began to incorporate exercise. If you ever owned a Wii, pure nostalgia must hit you when you think...
by Daniel Benoke | May 24, 2024 | Health Point, Mental Health
There is a long outstanding debate and studies on whether video games can be beneficial for your mental health. Some claim that playing too much is an isolating experience, where physical health becomes secondary and addiction can arise. Others argue that it is a...
