The Politics of Video Games, with Pete Etchells and Ros Urwin

Published: Sept. 6, 2019, 2 a.m.

Are video games harmful to society? Recently the World Health Organisation classified 'gaming disorder' as a clinical mental health disorder and a danger to public health. But how real is the threat of video game addiction, and what about the potential benefits that gaming can bring to all of us? In this episode of the Intelligence Squared podcast we were joined by Pete Etchells, researcher into the psychological effects of video games and author of\xa0Lost In A Good Game: Why We Play Video Games and What They Can Do For Us.\xa0He was interviewed by Ros Urwin of The Sunday Times.\n\nSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.\n\nSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices