Re:What VR could, should, and almost certainly will be withi...
by kybernetikos on Sunday January 19, 2014 @04:40PM
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Some of the most addictive games you can play today are some of the least realistic. I don't expect VR games to be any more addictive than non-VR games.
Here's a news story from more than 6 years ago talking about South Korea:
> Last year alone, at least seven people died from deep vein thrombosis, heart failure, or exhaustion while playing online games....
> The Information & Communication Ministry began carrying out an annual survey of game addiction in 2002, and has set up counseling centers in eight cities to help addicts. Game companies such as Seoul-based NCsoft Corp. also spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year each to help finance some 40 private counseling centers.
Here's a news story from more than 6 years ago talking about South Korea:
> Last year alone, at least seven people died from deep vein thrombosis, heart failure, or exhaustion while playing online games....
> The Information & Communication Ministry began carrying out an annual survey of game addiction in 2002, and has set up counseling centers in eight cities to help addicts. Game companies such as Seoul-based NCsoft Corp. also spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year each to help finance some 40 private counseling centers.
http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2006-09-10/online-gaming...