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2/13 Video Game Addiction and Its Hold on Children

Games of skill and chance have been around for as long as we can remember.  People love to compete against each other, not just in sports but in all sorts of mental and physical challenges.

Modern technology has revolutionized how we play together as well as how we work. Video games are available in many forms: consoles played on your TV, internet games payed alone or with other players remotely, and even on small hand-held devices such as cellphones.  But, as with anything, there are those who engage in these activities for extreme amounts of time, even to the point of becoming obsessive.

On this installment of on OPEN FORUM we're taking a look at how video games can become an unhealthy outlet of compulsive behavior, and how society is beginning to recognize this.