BBC prepares to investigate the addictive properties of videogames (PC)

Above: Will your children drop out of school to play videogames for anything up to 21 hours a day?

Panorama, a BBC investigative television show, is preparing to turn its lens towards videogames and the gamers who are hopelessly addicted to them. Titled ‘Addicted to Games?,’ the episode will feature “youngsters who’ve dropped out of school and university to play games for anything up to 21 hours a day.” Reporter Raphael Rowe will also be meeting with “leading experts calling for more independent research into this controversial subject,” and just might score himself the scoop of the century when he “reveals the hidden psychological devices in games that are designed to keep us coming back for more.” We wonder if it has anything to do with them being fun? …