This isn't the first time games have found themselves in a political fray, as the ESA harshly criticized the World Health Organization for recent efforts in attempting to
classify gaming disorder.
Not exact matches
Remember how the World Health Organization is angling to
classify gaming addiction as a «
gaming disorder»?
With the World Health Organization
classifying «
gaming disorder» a mental health condition and burgeoning legislation around the world against Loot Boxes, a handful of government officials again wield outsized power over our creative and business decisions.
Recently the World Health Organization
classified «
gaming disorder» as a unique condition in its recent draft revision of the 11th International Classification of Diseases.
This pattern fits with theoretical predictions, given that, if pathological
gaming were to be
classified as a
disorder, it probably would be considered an impulse control
disorder.