24 People Died Playing Video Games. Here’s What They Had In Common
A 23-year-old man sat down to play video games at an internet café in Taiwan. 23 hours later, he was dead, arms stiff in rigor mortis, still reaching for the keyboard.
Chen Rong-Yu’s death is among 24 cases documented in a peer-reviewed study on fatalities linked to gaming. However, this video isn't only about extreme cases. We examine how video games physically alter your brain’s dopamine and reward systems, how the $522 billion gaming industry engineers compulsion, what brain scans show about regular gamers, and what it takes to regain control.
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Chapters:
02:47 THE SCALE OF THE THING
04:14 HOW GAMES HACK YOUR BRAIN
06:16 THE NEUROSCIENCE OF THE GAME
08:21 THE PAIN SIDE OF PLEASURE
09:48 THE ENGINEERING OF COMPULSION
11:53 THE BEAR IN THE PARK
13:23 WHAT THE DAMAGE LOOKS LIKE
15:39 THE TRAP AND THE WAY OUT
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