THERE ARE
140 CONFIRMED CASES.
THEY ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO WENT
TO THE FAIR TO BE CHECKED OUT
IF THEY DO NOT FEEL WELL.
THEY HAVE LINKED THE SPREAD OF
THE DISEASE TO A HOT TUB
DISPLAY AT THE FEAR.
YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN IT
TRENDING ALL WEEKEND.
PEOPLE LOSING THEIR MINDS AFTER
A VIDEOGAME GOES BLACK.
SO MANY PEOPLE ARE RELAXED
THING IT IS TRENDING NUMBER ONE
ON TWITTER.
MY SON LOST HIS MIND.
IT IS ON THE HEELS OF A LAWSUIT
SAYING THE GAME IS AS ADDICTIVE
AS COCAINE.
WHERE LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE
SPEAKING WITH EXPERTS ABOUT THE
DANGERS OF THE GAME.
Reporter: PLAYING GAMES LIKE
THIS, EVEN THIS LINK SCREEN,
IT'S AS 65,000 VIEWERS
CURRENTLY.
THEY SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON
GAMES LIKE THIS.
THAT IS A PROBLEM RESEARCH
SHOWS.
I TALKED TO A PSYCHOLOGIST WHO
IS SAYING THAT BALANCE LIKE
ANYTHING IN LIFE IS KEY.
THESE BROTHERS LOVE PLAYING
VIDEO GAMES TOGETHER.
FRIENDLY PETITION.
I LOVE THE STRATEGY WITH
COMPETITION.
Reporter: A WAY TO KEEP IN
TOUCH.
I HAVE FRIENDS AND COUSINS
IN TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA THAT IS
THE IS.
Reporter: AN EASY WAY TO
RELAX AND RELIEVE STRESS.
LIKE A MOVIE YOU INTERACT
WITH.
Reporter: BUT CAN TOO MUCH
OF THIS BE BAD FOR YOU?
IT IS KIND OF COMPLICATED.
IT IS NOT AN EASY YES.
OR IT IS BAD.
OR IT IS GOOD.
Reporter: DR. MARK KLEIN HIT
THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND
METHODIST UNIVERSITY.
HE IS RESEARCHING THE EFFECTS,
BOTH GOOD AND BAD, THAT VIDEO
GAMES CAN HAVE ON PEOPLE.
IT IS SOMETHING THERAPISTS
ARE MORE AWARE OF.
THESE DAYS.
Reporter: DR. KLEIN SAYS
RESEARCH SAYS THE MAJORITY OF
GAMERS HAVE A POSITIVE
EXPERIENCE.
UP TO 30% SHOWED NEGATIVE
SIGNS.
SOME BORDER ON ADDICTION
TENDENCIES.
THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT
OF BIOLOGICAL BASIS UNDERLYING
THE IDEA OF AUDIO GAME
ADDICTION.
WITH MOST HUMAN BEHAVIOR, IT IS
COMPLICATED.
Reporter: THESE TWO SAY THEY
ARE CAREFUL NOT TO PLAY TOO
MUCH.
THE GOOD OUTWEIGHS THE BAD.
CALEB COMPARES IT TO SOCIAL
MEDIA.
IN VIDEO GAMES AND SOCIAL
MEDIA, THEY ARE EQUALLY
SOMETHING PEOPLE SHOULD LOOK
OUT FOR.
BE CAREFUL OF THEM.
Reporter: WE STARTED LOOKING
INTO THE STORY AFTER A LOCAL
DOCTOR HAD AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR
ANYONE WHO HAD GAMING DISORDER.
WE LOOKED UP IN FAYETTEVILLE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL THERAPISTS
LISTED ON SPECIALIZING IN A
GAME ADDICTION.
REPORTING LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE,
KAYLA STRAYER, CBS17 NEWS.
THIS IS INTERESTING.
WE WANTED TO LOOK AT THE
WARNING SIGNS THAT YOU ARE
ADDICTED TO GAMING.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT
CONSTANTLY OR FEEL BAD WHEN YOU
