'Gaming time's impact on mental health small'

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 28, 2022 12:08 am

LONDON: The short-term mental-health impact of playing video games 'is probably too small' to be noticeable, according to a major study by the University of Oxford that was published on Wednesday.

'Our study finds little to no evidence of connections between gameplay and well-being,' said Andrew K. Przybylski, a researcher at the university's Oxford Internet Institute.

SERIOUS PLAY People play video games at an eSports-themed hotel in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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