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The Real Danger of Violent Video Games
Everyone knows Halo gamers don't sleep. But now a group of scientists in Sweden have published new research linking violent video games to increased heart rate variability and sleep disruptions.
12.10.2008 at 06:38am - Comment by wwonilI don't agree with this one... If you're heard of Korean pro gamers, who play games all day every day and gets paid, and they haven't had any problems, I doubt any common players who lose an hour of sleep will ever have a problem. These people play over 10 hours every day, and are in more stressful situations than we are in when we play video games in our room.
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