Video Gaming and EAP Clients Doug LaBelle, LCSW, CEAP, ICGC II Trainer, Consultant, EAP Professional [email protected] 847-309-3781
1 EAP – Dual Client Relationship
2 Workplace Policies (my memories) The “Old Days”
1974 Pay Check Poker
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3 Workplace Policies (my memories) The “Old Days”
1974 Pay Check Poker
V Attribution: Rama
4 Workplace Policies (few of my memories) Then, Now https://www.shrm.org/hr- https://techjury.net/stats-about/byod/#gref today/news/hr- magazine/pages/0216-byod- • BYOD, BYOP, BYOPC policies.aspx
– 95% of organizations allow personal devices in some way in the workplace – 69% US IT decision-makers - BYOD is a good thing – 67% of employees use personal devices at work https://lewis – 59% of organizations adopt BYOD brisbois.com /blog/catego – 43% of all smartphone use = Video Games ry/labor- – 39% of companies have a formal BYOD policy employment /bring-your- own-device-
policies 5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_Dogfight The Internet • Video Games – 1st available System (Magnavox Odyssey) 1972 – 1st available Internet (SGI Dogfight) 1986 • World Wide Web - www. 1991 • Dial-up 1992 • Commercial broadband early 2000s/2007 • Facebook 2004 • iPhone 2007 • WhatsApp 2009 • Snapchat 2011 • Twitter 2016 https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/31/the-history-of-gaming-an- https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_13020 6 04 evolving-community/ The Internet 2021 – Video Gaming
Video Gaming Instagram Internet Snapchat Cell Phone WhatsApp YouTube
XBox
Nintendo Switch
Jet Pack Computer MiFi 8800
7 The Internet 2021 – Video Gaming (Cont’d)
• 90% of US adults use Internet Statista 2019
– 100% 18-29 https://www.statista.com/topics/2237/internet-usage-in-the-united-states/
– 97% 30-49 https://www.statista.com/statistics/266587/percentage-of-internet-users-by-age-groups-in-the-us/
– 88% 50-64 https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/pdf/coe_cch.pdf
– 73% 65+ https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/how-many-people-play-games-in-the-u-s-1202936332/ • 67% of Adults Play Video Games – 12 hours per week average – 40% play at work • 72% of ALL 2020 mobile revenue generated by games ($81bn) www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-09-72-percent-of-all-2020-mobile-revenue-generated-by-games-at-usd81bn • Online Gaming: The Rise of a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry www.visualcapitalist.com/online-gaming-the-rise-of-a-multi-billion-dollar-industry/ 8 WhichThe of these Internet Terms 2020 in DSM (cont’d) 5?
• Addiction ? – Communication Addiction – Net/Online Compulsions Disorder (Compulsive Talking) (online - Gambling, Trading – Computer Addiction Stocks, Shopping, Auctions) – Cyber Relationship Addiction – Pokemon Go Addiction – Cybersex Addiction – Snapchat Addiction – Facebook Addiction – Social Media Addiction – Gaming Addiction – Social Media Addiction – Information Seeking Addiction – Twitter Addiction – Internet Addiction – Virtual Reality Addiction – Media Addiction
Which of these Terms in ICD 10? 9 DSM 5 • Video Gaming Disorder – Preoccupation with Internet online games – Plays compulsively Condition for Further Study – To exclusion of other interests – Clinically significant impairment or distress. – Endangers academic or job functioning – Symptoms of withdrawal when kept from gaming – pathways in their – Brains triggered same as drug addict’s brain affected by particular substance – Neurological response influences feelings of pleasure/reward May be manifested as Addictive Behavior – 10 – Limited to Internet gaming Not Internet Use/Social Media World Health Organization (WHO) • ICD 11 - “Gaming Disorder“ 2022 – Pattern of gaming behavior (“digital-gaming” or “video- gaming”) – Impaired control over gaming – Increasing priority given to gaming over other activities to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other interests and daily activities – Continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences – sufficient severity to result in significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning
– Normally evident for at least 12 months 11 Did YOU Grow Up with Video Games Video Games Nimatron 1940 Pacman 1972 Nims Pong
1950 Space Invaders
Donkey Westward Ho! 12 Kong Centipede Video Gaming
GTA Online: Diamond Casino • Worldwide Revenue (Online Game Market Forecasts)
– 1998: $70 million https://www.gamedesigning.org/gaming/video-game-genres/ https://www.idtech.com/blog/different-types-of-video-game-genres – 2012: $22.6 billion – 2018: $43.8 billion – 2020: $159.3 Billion (estimated) www.wepc.com/news/video-game-statistics/
13 Gaming Worldwide https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/the-global-games-market-will-generate-152-1-billion-in-2019-as-the-u-s-overtakes-china-as-the-biggest-market/
https://www.theesa.c om/wp- • 2019 content/uploads/2019 /05/ESA_Essential_fac ts_2019_final.pdf – 2.5B - gamers across the world – 67% - US Adults Play Video Games www.gobankingrates.com/money/busine ss/esports-primed-over-traditional- • 40% play at work sports-good/ – U.S. - World’s #1 Games Market • Gamers - Female 46% and Male 54% • Average Age – Female 34 and Male 32
944M GVC (Gaming Video Content) viewers – 14 www.statista.com/statistics/516754/gaming-video-content-viewer-number-global/ Video Gaming
Puzzle
Puzzle
Sandbox, Action, Survival
15 https://www.idtech.com/blog/different-types- of-video-game-genres Genres/Sub-Genres/Opinions • 1. Action games – Platformer / Shooter-FPS-TPS-Top-down / Fighting / Stealth / Survival / Rhythm • 2. Action-Adventure Games – Quests and Obstacles / Exploration / Solving Puzzles / Discovering loot / Basic combat / Survival horror • 3. Adventure Games – Solve puzzles / Text based / Graphic point and click / Visual novels / Interactive movie / Real-time 3D • 4. Role-Playing Games – Medieval/Fantasy / Sci-fi Fantasy / Alternate Endings / Action / MMORPG / Tactical / Sandbox / First-person party based 16 Genres/Sub-Genres - Opinions (cont’d) • 5. Simulation games – “god games” / Construction / Life / Pet raising / Vehicle / (ie: The Sims, SimCity) • 6. Strategy Games – 4X-explore-expand-exploit-exterminate / Artillery / RTS / RTT / MOBA / Tower defense / TBS-STBS / Wargame / Grand strategy wargame • 7. Sports – Pong / Competitive eSports / Golf / Football / Basketball / Baseball / Soccer / Racing / Fighting • 8. Puzzle – Logic (Tetris) / Match 3 (Candy Crush) / Trivia • 9. Idle Games – Idle gaming / Casual / Party / Programming / Board / Card / MMO / Art / Educational / Exergame 17 Social Video Games/ Video Gaming • “Social Gaming”- emphasis on friends and community 23,000 • Social Games https://store.steampowered.com/ – The activity or practice of playing an online game on a social media platform. www.facebook.com/instantgames www.facebook.com/games/ • Social-network Games www.facebook.com/gaming – A type of online game played through social networks and typically features multiplayer gameplay mechanics • Social Gaming / Social Gambling / Social Casino
What are some examples? 18 Some Other Video Gaming Sites
• Steam • Gamestop • Stadia (Google) – Cloud gaming service allowing gamers to play without a console • Google Play Games https://play.google.com/store/search?q=play%20games&c=apps • Youtube Gaming - watch • Twitch - watch
19 www.lego.com/en-us/kids/games/star-wars www.pcmag.com/news/21-addictive-phone- games www.self.com/story/free-mobile-games www.lego.com/en-us/kids/games/friends https://kidmons.com/ www.innogames.com/games/all-games/ www.pockettactics.com/best- www.yiv.com https://play.google.com/store/apps/ mobile-multiplayer-games https://lootandgrind.com/best-free-rpg-mobile-games-for-android-ios/ www.download-free-games.com/mobile http://www.goboplay.com/ http://www.4j.com/ https://apkpure.com/game www.ea.com/games/library/mobile www.acid-play.com/ www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/top-free/games/mobile https://en.softonic.com/downloads/mobile-games-free-for-android www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/relaxing-games-to-download-on-your-phone-for-free www.yad.com www.youtube.c https://allgamesatoz.com/ www.topspeed.com/car-games/ om/watch?v=m www.origin.com/usa/en-us/store/browse c86q39Bbu8 www.aeriagames.com/games/en/mobile www.learn4good.com/games/mobile_phone_games.htm www.androidcentr al.com/best-free- https://megagames.com/game-content/freeware/all/all android-games https://m.fog.com/ http://freegamepick.net/en/mobile/ www.caiman.us/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUHIcu1L4vI www.engadget.com/2018-07-26-best-free-cheap-mobile-games.html https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/news/8-free-must-have-games-play-with-friends-your-phone-0281322/ www.agame.com/games/mobile__tablet_games http://www.mobilerated.com/ www.games-4-free.com www.techradar.com/news/best-free-android-games https://www.games-4-free.com/lp/free-to-play-online-games/?source=gs-2&adw-cpn=online-games&d=c&c=2840&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh53wlPvs7gIV6evjBx3- fQeHEAMYASAAEgKuV_D_BwE 20 eSports e-Open Golf PUBG Mobile NBA 2k Photo by cottonbro from Pexels Overwatch Call of Duty Dota 2 Image by Anit Rajput from Pixabay Photo by Guglielmo Basile on Unsplash Fortnite MLB The Show Rocket League Photo by Mark Decile on Unsplash Hearthstone
Mobile Legends Rainbow 6 Siege Image by rajendra kotage from Pixabay Bang Bang F1 2020 FIFA CS:GO Madden Football
Photo by Florian Olivoon Unsplash Photo by AronPW on Unsplash League of Legends 21 Professional eSports
• eSports Professionals – eSports Championships
– eSports Streamers You Tube Ninja mi>
Steam TV Dr Disrespect
Gaming 22 Smart Phone with Gaming Controller
www.visualcapitalist.com/online-gaming-the-rise-of-a-multi-billion-dollar-industry/ 23 Those of us in the addiction treatment world need to be ready for a wild ride once people start returning to workWhat’s and the community. Next? Remember there are resources for those struggling
Libby E Timmons President Employee Assistance Professional Association The Opioid Epidemic Meets The Coronavirus Pandemic— With Potentially Deadly Results www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrasternlicht/2020/04/05/theopioid-epidemic-meets-the-coronavirus-pandemic-with-potentially-deadly- results/#222f093815bd America is drinking its way through the coronavirus crisis – that means more health woes ahead - David H. Jernigan Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management, Boston University https://theconversation.com/america-is-drinking-its-way-through-the-coronavirus-crisis-that-means-more-health-woes-ahead-135532 U.S. video game usage during peak hours up 75 % - Verizon www.cnbc.com/2020/03/19/verizon-ceo-web-traffic-up-20percent-in-one-week-amid-coronavirus-shutdown.html WHO encourages playing video games during coronavirus
pandemic https://www.businessinsider.com/who-video-games-coronavirus-pandemic-mental-health-disorder-2020-4 24 Cloud Gaming
5G will drive a cloud gaming explosion Sony, Microsoft form unlikely cloud gaming partnership
https://www.fiercevideo.com/tech/5g-will-drive-a-cloud-gaming-explosion-analyst-says
On Track to Generate $3.2 Billion in 2023 2,025% Increase Over 2019 https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/cloud-gaming-business-market-revenues-and- ecosystem/?utm_campaign=Cloud%20Gaming%20Report&utm_source=email&utm_medium=insights%20post%20april %202020
25 Wait, What about: • EAP Zoom • Workplace • Medical Zoom Gamification Relaxing Games • Calm App • www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-relaxing-online-games- www.calm.com help-chill- you-out.html • Depression & Anxiety Games www.mic.com/articles/120006/th • Calming Apps • Mindfulness apps ese-6-video-games-tackle- www.creativeboom. www.independent.co.uk anxiety-and-depression-one- com/resources/10- /extras/indybest/gadget level-at-a-time calming-apps-to- s-tech/phones- help-you-beat- accessories/best- www.gamesforchange.org/game/depression-quest/ stress-and-feel- mindfulness-apps- more-relaxed/ a8217931.html • Anxiety Apps Games That www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/top- What about: iphone-android-apps Deal With When …in crisis Tetris (Mood) Eating playing a game or MMORPGs puzzle helps…distract Disorders www.mind.org.uk/need-urgent-help/how-can-i- (ie:WoW)(Depression) www.takethis.org/2017/03/five-games-that-deal-with-eating-disorders/ distract-myself/games-and-puzzles/ www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/g4h.2017.0150
26 EAP – 2 Clients
27 HR & Gaming Policy
• Do you Need an HR Policy for Employees’ Video Game Habits at Work? https://blog.stargarden.com/test/do-you-need-an-hr-policy-for-employees-video-game-habits-at-work • Are Gamers The Ideal Talents Of The Future? https://www.digitalistmag.com/future-of-work/2019/10/15/are-gamers-ideal-talents-of-future-06201012 • Corporate gaming policy https://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/whitepapers/internal-corporate-gaming-policy/ • Gaming Policy https://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/whitepapers/internal-corporate-gaming-policy/ • Employee Internet Management: Now an HR Issue https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-magazine/pages/cms_006514.aspx • Playing Games with Applicants www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/games-applicants-recruiting.aspx 28 2021 Gamification at the Workplace
• Gamification: Playing Your Way to Better Employee Engagement https://gethppy.com/talent-management/gamification- better-employee-engagement • Study finds that video games may be the key to teams being more productive https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/study-finds- that-video-games-may-be-the-key-to-teams-being-more- productive • Waste No More: Gamification for Energy Efficient Behaviour at the Workplace https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dimosthenis_Kotsopoulos/publication/317824940_Waste_No_More_Gamificati on_for_Energy_Efficient_Behaviour_at_the_Workplace/links/594cf409a6fdcc79e18cc99a/Waste- No-More- Gamification-for-Energy-Efficient-Behaviour-at-the-Workplace.pdf • Serious Games and Gamification in the Corporate Training Environment: a Literature Review https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11528-019- 00446-7 29
Video Gaming at Work - Positives https:// https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49317440 www.th everge.c • Why you should play video games at work om/201 – It's good for morale 9/5/22/ 186352 – It’s a great way to combat workplace stress 72/amaz – Games can be played during break time on- wareho – It’s something people do to relax anyway use- – It could bring coworkers closer together working Playing video games could get you a better job - – conditio – May provide learning, health, social benefits ns- – Leads to improved cognition, creativity, sociability gamifica tion- – Improvements in several types of attention, including video- sustained attention and selective attention games https://www.apa. Gamification org/monitor/201 – 4/02/video-game – Amazon turns warehouse tasks into video games to make work ‘fun’ https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/09/you-should-play-video-games-at-work-according-to- awesome-scientists.html 30 Video Gaming at Work - Positives (Cont’d)
• Why letting your employees play video games at
workhttps://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/business/why-letting-your-employees-play-video-games- could benefit your business at-work-could- benefit-your-business/ • Three Reasons You Should Let Your Employees https://www.managers.org.uk/insights/news/2017/december/three- Play Games reasons-you-should-let-your-employees-play-games • Press start to destress: why employees should https://www.hcamag.com/au/news/general/press- play video games at work start-to-destress-why-employees-should-play- video-games-at-work/159811 • Playing video games can improve your office https://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/business/why-letting-your- productivity employees-play-video-games-at-work-could-benefit-your-business/ • Playing video games at work reduce stress: https://www.hrkatha.com/research/playing-video-games-at- Research work-reduce-stress-research/ 31 Video Gaming at Work - Negatives
• Negatively affect the brain, memory, and vision • Cause stress, anxiety, and even isolation • Kill brain cells and interrupt a person's sleep • Reduce overall production/efficiency • Health and Safety concerns • Convergence of Gambling and Video Gaming • Risks involved with Lootboxes • Gaming Disorder • But, No, video games will not rot your brain 32 Workplace & Gaming Disorder
• The Impact of Video Game Addiction in the https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329668665_The Workplace _Impact_of_Video_Game_Addiction_in_the_Workplace • Non-Drug Related Addictions That Impact The https://safeworklaboratories.com.au/non-drug-addictions- Workplace impact-workplace/ • Social Consequences of Gaming Addiction www.video-game-addiction.org/social-consequences.html • How Do Workplace Issues Affect Employees' https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15 Video Game Addiction? 56035X.2016.1166468?journalCode=wgar20 • GAMING ADDICTION & THE WORKPLACE https://suffolkwire.co.uk/health-fitness/gaming-addiction-workplace
33 EAP –Gaming Disorder Clinical Factors
https://www.psychcongress.co m/article/clinician-urges- • Clinician Urges Colleagues to Engage on colleagues-engage- problematic-video-gaming- Problematic Video Gaming Behavior behavior Addiction specialist urges Japan to treat over- • www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/03/14/national/social- gaming as a mental disorder issues/japanese-doctor-wages-war-internet-addiction- advising-rehab-online-gamers/#.XovnFP1KhIA • A Systematic Review of the Co-occurrence of Gaming Disorder and Other Potentially Addictive Behaviors https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40429-019-00279-7 • EAP News Brief - Opinion: Video games aren't addictive (The New York Times) http://multibriefs.com/briefs/EAPA/EAPA040417.php • Help for Compulsive Video Gaming (Theda Care at work) https://www.hasd.org/businessservices/EAP/Feb%202020%20Frontline%20Employee-.pdf
34 EAP – More Gaming Disorder Clinical Factors • Research progress and debates on gaming disorder https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6678059/ • Internet Gaming in DSM 5 https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/internet-gaming • Personality and motivation in relation to internet gaming disorder www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190905080051.htm • New developments in brain research of internet https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc and gaming disorder e/article/abs/pii/S0149763416302925 • The Treatment of Internet Gaming Disorder: a Brief Overview of the PIPATIC Program https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-017-9825-0 • Treatments for Internet Gaming Disorder and Internet Addiction: A Systematic Review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5714660/ 35 Gaming Disorder – Assessment Tools • Screening and assessment tools for gaming disorder: A comprehensive systematic review https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272735820300192 • Evaluating an Internet Gaming Disorder Scale Using Mokken Scaling Analysis https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00911/full • Gaming Addiction Screen (Doug Gentile, PhD) https://caps.ucsc.edu/pdf/gaming-addiction-screening.pdf • Screen Tool: Video Game Addiction (Doug Gentile, PhD) https://www.ementalhealth.ca/index.php?m=survey&ID=49
36 https://open.spotify.com/show/6VaJwyS2KXxiXqR77jqzmP Gaming Disorder – Some Resources
• Parenting - Video Gaming Information & Tools • Self Help https://www.newsweek.com/how-quit-video-games- – How to Quit Video Games addiction-treatment-mental-health-1449602 – Game Quitters https://gamequitters.com/ – Gaming Computer Addicts Anonymous www.cgaa.info – Online Gamers Anonymous www.olganon.org/home • Treatment Resources
– reStart www.restartlife.com HealthyGamerGG www.healthygamer.gg – Kindbridge https://kindbridge.com/ – Omega https://omegarecovery.org/video-game-addiction- treatment-291267/ – Maui Recovery https://mauirecovery.com/treatment-for-underlying- issues/video-game-addiction/ 37 Video Gaming and EAP Clients
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