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WHO have put together a #PlayApartTogether campaign which encourages self-isolation, social distancing, and of course, gaming. To push this campaign WHO has enlisted the help of the CEO of Activision Blizzard and the CEO of Riot Games https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---20-march-2020 https://gamerant.com/world-health-organization-video-games-coronavirus/ EDIT : To be clear, not to say gaming addiction is not a mental disorder but WHO just gave gaming a bad stigmatization calling it a mental disorder. what they didn't say was it was a cure for most people under depression and so many other benefits such as Jane McGonigal noted in her TEDTalk that gamers are the best out-of-the-box problem solvers. Why? Because, as she claims, gamers spend roughly 80% of their time failing while playing video games https://learnworthy.net/how-video-games-help-solve-real-world-problems-faster/ what's my take ? Addiction is a mental disorder. Gamin addiction, alcohol addiction, smoking addiction, crack addiction, porn addiction. The addiction is the problem. Not the gaming. yes, the title is absolutely clickbait, nevertheless not false. they did assign gaming addiction as mental disorder and they are saying stay home and game, it's a disorder when it suits them. Edit 2 : why are the paragraphs are formatting this way ?

Dell chat reps are clueless, so I came here to talk to the real experts. I'm about to purchase the new XPS 15 9560. I would like to do a fresh install of Windows 10 pro once I get it, to get rid of the bloatware. Does Dell include my product license for windows 10 pro in the packaging or software itself? Will I be able to install windows 10 pro from a microsoft image, and activate it using said product key? Thanks guys!

Hello! My friend has a problem with his GPU that i gave him. It shows a black screen on boot up. I know that he needs to instal drivers, so he took the gpu out and, using his old gpu, tried installing the drivers. However, the drivers didn't install, because "this driver could not find compatible gpu". How can he install the drivers? Btw the integrated graphics on his mobo don't work for some reason. Thank you in advance

I already know this one is coming after the WHO classified excessive and compulsive gaming as a disorder. Let's talk about it. Primary Source: The Association of UK Interactive Entertainment [draft paper here] Secondary Source: Motherboard (Vice) Before commenting, I encourage people to read both this OP and the one I made before which is linked above as well as read the references attached. Now to everyone reading this thread, it should be kept in mind that regardless of one's position and opinion on the issue, do not let credentials alone bother you because "attempting to prove or disprove a theory or a claim based on mere credentials alone is already a sloppy argument and constitutes the logical fallacy Appeal to Authority or Argumentum ad Verecundiam." So here's the abstract of the counter argument presented at the moment: Looking at the abstract, it actually makes sense. What is the basis of the WHO classifications of "gaming disorder" and the ones they raised is important because they are not arguing against the inclusion of "gaming disorder" in the ICD-11 but rather, they are asking to be on the side of caution. Since the burden of proof lies on the WHO, these researchers felt that some of the claims by WHO are unsubstantiated by evidence. So what evidence are these people looking for? Robust scientific standards are not (yet) employed: The researchers of this counter paper argue that there isn't that much data to corroborate the WHO's claims including the lack of standardized reporting methods for clinical and observational studies as well as the lack of transparency. To be honest, I was looking at WHO's claims and I can't seem to find tests done using an fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) which detects changes in blood flow and neuronal activation. One of the internal signs of addiction is activation of certain areas in the brain just like this one [souce: NCBI]; Unfortunately, I haven't seen one from either sides to prove or disprove each others arguments. But I can already see how it might be hard for scientists to use a fMRI as with any MRI test (contrast or no contrast), it requires the subject or patient to sit still and you can't do that while being inside an MRI machine. One test that I can think off that both sides can use is an EEG or Electroencephalogram which monitors electrical activity in the brain and can diagnose diseases like epilepsy and other neurological disorders and some scientists have used EEG to differentiate a normal brain and someone with an addiction . [sources: here and here] The argument for singling out video games is not convincing: The second one is where their argument falls apart in my opinion or at least it shows the vested interest of the gaming lobbyists. Here, they are saying why is the WHO singling out gamers when in fact there are other addictions worth discussing as well like food, sex, tanning, social media, plastic surgery, occupational and even working out addictions. Now I want to ask, how sure are we that these researchers are not deflecting because this is basically a "red herring fallacy". Why bother bring up some other compulsive behavior when it doesn't disprove anything? Also, how sure are these people that authorities and the WHO in particular aren't paying attention to these other compulsive behaviors? Are we supposed to ignore the ramifications of excessive gaming like the ones I discussed in the original OP [at the top of this thread] because sex addiction is just as bad? If these researchers are actually credentialed people from world-renowned universities, how can they be so sloppy to include such weak and fallacious counter argument? Moral panic might be influencing formalization and might increase due to it: This one is where they argue that with the current classifications of the WHO might result to stigma and hasty generalization to all gamers. This is where I agree and yes, it might result to that but here's the thing, alcohol is actually way more addicting than marijuana and alcohol resulted to more deaths than marijuana and yet alcohol is legal and we don't judge everyone who is drinking alcohol as alcoholics. In the same way, just because someone spent $3000 on a gaming PC doesn't mean that the person is a compulsive gamer so what seems to be the concern here by researchers? This is like one of those "body positive extremist social justice warriors" complaining against doctors and fitness trainers that what they're doing is "body shaming" and it leads to more harm than good or those people complaining to their doctors to stop them from telling their patients what they should and shouldn't eat because the doctor is shaming the patient. Basically, the researchers in this draft paper argue that "These can result in poorly thought out and ineffectual public policy efforts to restrict gaming time such as South Korea’s “shutdown” law (which blocked online playing for children between 12 AM and 6 AM). While such “solutions” may lead parents, clinicians and society to feel that something is being done to address the perceived problem of excessive gaming, in fact, this intervention has had a negligible positive effect and even some negative outcomes." So what do these researchers want them to do, keep their kids playing until 4 in the morning until they become homeless drop outs with deep vein thrombosis? Few more things, while I understand that this is a draft and it's not the final paper. They seem to offer no amendments or changes made to the WHO resolution to show that these people are really sincere. Why does it sound that these people think that someone diagnosed with gaming disorder think that authorities will come and start seizing their properties? But with all that said, even the WHO is a bit lacking in further studies especially blind studies the use imaging and other methods to further validate and come up with a personalized treatment protocol. So how about you? Do you agree with them or disagree? To all math majors and statisticians in the forum (ahem @Energycore ), I want to ask if this is one of the scenarios one can use Bayes' Theorem?

win. Anyone know if this cools well? It's definitely the best looking air cooler I've seen so far... How would it stack up next to an NH-D14 or a DarkrockPro 3??

So i wanted to know, who uses Google Chrome here? And is it just me, or is Chrome going downhill lately... (bugs/ issues) Also wondering just to make this one questionnaire thread : Who uses windows 7 now? Me: I just switched to Firefox !(yeahh) And i still use windows 7 Ultimate

Please write any other company I forgot. :) And if you want write down what peripherals you have!

* EDIT(x2) I am not an android lover. I do not own an android. I posted this for the reason that all the kids in my school were acting like it was the be all , end all phone os. I have an iPod. I will get it when it comes out but again the kids in my school made me do this. And this is general discussion... don't ya think it could go in here. I also did not say it was ugly.

Hello Folks! Simple question, Who is your favourite Doctor? Mine is David Tennant.

Hello all! Not sure why it took me until now to make an account, but I finally decided to join the community. I need a new laptop, I have no problem buying used/refurbished, I just want something good. I've had a lot of bad experiences lately with some laptops, so I need some outside help to choose. I need something with at least 4gb of RAM, either an SSD or at lease a user replaceable drive for later upgrades, metal construction (this is a must!), not too heavy or thick, and my budget is around $700 or less. Obviously I would love the Razer Blade... if only it was a lot cheaper Basically I just need a good laptop to use as a secondary machine alongside my gaming desktop. One more thing, it wouldn't be a bad thing if the laptop could run a few games... Thanks everyone! -Matt

Yay! The day I've been waiting for is finally here! The day of the doctor is playing soon!And, the google doodle for today is the best one yet! I've spent an hour playing it! I am using to many exclamation points! How excited are the people of LTT? Who is your favorite doctor? What is your favorite episode?

So whos going to be watching the Day of the Doctor tomorrow? Also state what country you are in! Im from the UK

Hey guys, just need a bit of help with picking out a headset. Uses: skype, gaming (obviously) Listening to music with bass. Love mah bass. Price point: $60-$70 Max (INCLUDING shipping) I looked at some reviews of the Razer Carcharias, they look pretty good. Comfortable, non-leather pads and over-ear earcups (something I've never had but I imagine is insanely comfortable) Lightweight, adjustable, and stylish :3 Sound quality looks good, from both speakers and mic. The only con is a non-adjustable mic, which I don't mind really, considering what I've heard from mic tests is about a million times better than the piece of poop mic I'm using right now....... Should I go for the Carcharias or something else? What do you recommend? Has to be available up here in Canada (Best buy, newegg.ca, Canada Computers are the retailers I shop from) Needs to be within my price range. Thanks

I currently have 1 Asus HD 7970 DCUii (triple slot card) if I was to get another down the road (which would be another triple slot card) would that make the cards run hotter due to the fact that they would be sandwiched together? Would the card on top run hotter than the card on bottom?

So, basically I am going to 'try' to make a game for fun and was wondering which of the the 3 engines, (Cryengine, Unreal Engine, or Unity) would be the best for non-commercial use? I'm mainly doing this for fun and experience nothing more (so I guess its for non-commercial use). Other than that thanks! I was also wondering if I should get Unity Pro or not if I start to like it? Thanks again for answering and sorry it I did not provide enough information.

Looking for a new phone, in the same price range as the xiaomi mi 9T. Any similarly priced phones with similar or better specs that are UK O2 (more specifically giffgaff) 4g friendly (support the b20 4G band)? Thanks for any suggestions!