Since their introduction in the 1980s, video games have become a fundamental part of the lives of children and adolescents (and adults as well). The consumption of video game material has increased over the years to the point of generating a billion-dollar industry every year.
However, children, especially the youngest, are increasingly exposed to and immersed in this virtual world, and such situations can easily lead to real addictions. This was precisely the study conducted, in Italy, thanks to an agreement between the Anti-Drug Policies Department of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the National Addiction and Doping Centre of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
One of the foremost experts in cyber-security also spoke, who gave some very useful advice on how to detect discomfort in children and how to deal with it.