If you play the game for dozens of hours a day, how will the addicted body change after 20 years?

An American team has created a model to simulate the appearance of game addicts. According to the researchers, this model will show the clear impact on the body of a game addict if still keeping the habit of excessive gaming continuously after 20 years.

Named by researchers Michael, this is a picture of a gamer who has a habit of playing games for dozens of hours a day in 2040.

This is the image of game addicts after 20 years if they still keep the habit of gaming habits over the course of dozens of hours a day.

Michael’s skull is indented into the sides of his ears, which is a consequence of wearing headphones too tightly all day. Meanwhile, the regular sitting indoors to play games makes Michael bald due to lack of vitamin D and sunlight.

The skin is pale due to staying in the room for too long without coming out, while the eyes are full of dark circles due to lack of sleep

When looking at Michael’s face, it’s easy to see the dark circles under his eyes filled with blood – the ‘side effect’ of sleep deprivation and regularly looking at computer screens for tens of hours a day.

Notably, Michael’s body also has an extremely frightening transformation. Sitting in the wrong position for long periods of time and sedentary habits make Michael’s back hunched and round shoulders, not to mention the extremely oversized waistline due to sitting too much.

Game addicts may be obese due to inactivity, expressed in the ‘oversized’ round

The model also showed that Michael’s legs were swollen and varicose veins due to sitting in one place for too long causing poor blood circulation. The hands were also severely deformed due to excessive use of the mouse, keyboard and gaming controller.

To avoid this situation, the team recommends that gamers need to take better care of themselves, specifically to exercise, eat enough water and drink enough water.

The obvious impact on the body of the inactive habit, staying in place for long periods of time to play a game, when the hand part has even been severely deformed

In 2018, game addiction was classified as a mental disorder by WHO when health experts all agreed on the serious risks of addictive addiction due to the regular playing of video games. Accordingly, game addiction is defined as “Unable to control the desire to play games, constantly making gaming a top priority in life, despite all other needs, activities, and everyday hobbies. “.

Mental disorder caused by game addiction is the continuous or frequent gaming, including digital games or video games, to the priority and more important than all other activities. In addition, other symptoms also include “frequent gaming despite the negative consequences”.

Refer to Metro