Gamers can spend over 10 hours a day on computers before it affects their wellbeing.
Researchers from the University of Oxford have tracked the habits of nearly 40,000 gamers – with companies such as Sony and Nintendo – providing data with players’ consent and measured their wellbeing by asking about happiness, sadness and anger.
The findings concluded that spending hours playing video games actually has little impact on a person’s wellbeing.
Professor Andrew Przybylski said: “Common sense says if you have more free time to play video games, you’re probably a happier person.
“But contrary to what we might think about games being good or bad for us, we found pretty conclusive evidence that how much you play doesn’t really have any bearing whatsoever on changes in wellbeing.”
Reacting to the news, Mike Dailly – the creator of the hit gaming franchise ‘Grand Theft Auto’ – said: “As with everything in life, it’s a balance.”
