Profilul gamerului adevarat din SUA, dezvaluie un om care nu mai este de mult adolescent … a trecut binisor de 35 de ani. Jocurile online creeaza dependenta si raman inradacinate in obiceiurile adolescentului de altadata.

The study notes that half of gamers in the US are between 18 and 49 years old, while 25% are 50 and older. The CDC also pointed out that of online gamers aged 8 to 34, nearly 12% showed multiple signs of addiction.

Men reported that gaming gives them a “reason to get together”, while women are looking more for a diversion that social interaction. Despite their differing reasons for playing, many of the health effects remained the same.

But the good part is: The institute interviewed 214 members of the IBM community who play games online and found that nearly half believed that gaming had improved their real-world leadership skills; three quarters said that the collaboration tools available in games could have business applications in the virtual enterprise.

Sursa: pcadvisor, computerworld

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