People kept crying. Their tears slowly dripped down their face. They talked about something called Chiralium mixed with acid rain and also about the end of the world. They carried virtual babies ...

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Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be doing everything these days. Making images, making videos, and replacing most of us real human writers if you believe the hype. Maybe it’s all over! And yet, ...

If you’d told Areeba Imam a month ago that she’d become obsessed with Nintendo’s Animal Crossing, she wouldn’t have believed you. “I’ve never played video games before,” says the 23-year-old college ...

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A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and that continues ...

Like drugs and alcohol, video games can become an addiction you can't control, despite their harmful effects. Too much screen time and gaming can hurt your health and relationships. Video game ...