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63. Are Video Games Addictive?

Apr 20, 2021 | Gospel Tech Podcast

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We need to understand this conversation in order to apply the Gospel to this area of our tech. We need to understand:

what we mean by addiction
what make video games unique from other activities
what we can do with this info to help us raise healthy youth in a tech world

Here are the resources referenced in this episode:

intro of Animal Crossing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AkEFot5UF0
Epic Games (Fortnite) UX researcher, Ben Lewis-Evans, talks rewards, feedback, and video game engagement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjHl8Vrfrfk&list=WL&index=1

Resources:

https://www.gospeltech.net/resources/
RESET: https://www.gospeltech.net/how-do-i-know-if-my-childs-tech-use-is-healthy/ and there is also a podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000504369124
Articles: gospeltech.net/blog

Podcast episodes referenced in this episode:

Analog adventures: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000465922282
Books – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000500046640
Board games – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000498958510
How to reclaim healthy tech
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000507413497
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000508299547
kids and smartphones: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000516915359
social media: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-tech/id1498508882?i=1000514056394

Article by Sutherland

Nathan is the co-founder of Gospel Tech and a former teacher. He's married to his best friend, Anna, and is dad to three kiddos. His passion is seeing families set free—and is committed to proclaiming the good news of Jesus.

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