Research for Visual Essay Assignment.

I have been looking up many examples of video game addiction for my assignment. I decided to focus my assignment on the effects of video game addiction, looking for examples of videos and newspaper articles online. I also wanted to focus on the growing addiction problem in South Korea.

I found the following web articles relating to online gaming addiction:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4198918.stm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2102159/Video-game-addicts-South-Korea-limited-playing-online-just-hours-day.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2076927/Gaming-major-addiction.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12541769

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-2965003.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110119120550.htm

Online gaming addiction images

 

 

 

Video Links
Woman let's her child die while she plays online games in Internet Gaming Centre



BBC Panorama Online gaming Addiction Documentary


CNN Online Gaming Addiction in South Korea

Wired Nation: South Korea