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The Politics of Video Games, with Pete Etchells and Ros Urwin
The Politics of Video Games, with Pete Etchells and Ros Urwin
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Sep 6, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Are video games harmful to society? Recently the World Health Organisation classified 'gaming disorder' as a clinical mental health disorder and a danger to public health. But how real is the threat of video game addiction, and what about the potential benefits that gaming can bring to all of us? In this episode of the Intelligence Squared podcast we were joined by Pete Etchells, researcher into the psychological effects of video games and author of Lost In A Good Game: Why We Play Video Games and What They Can Do For Us. He was interviewed by Ros Urwin of The Sunday Times. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Sep 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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