How To PUBG – Bad News for PUBG Fans | Uninstall the Game Before it Kills 'em young
Latest Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Call this the most serious level of addiction to gambling, but three years ago, two brothers from Delhi – hung on game consoles so that they forgot to take their meals, bathing or even taking a toilet break – finally ended in a rehabilitation facility.
Three years is long in the world of video games, but in the world of technology, the situation only worsens.
With smartphones getting cheaper and better and better, mobile gaming has taken off and millions of young Indians are now hooked to games like PlayerUnknown Battleground (PUBG).
After playing PUBG for six consecutive hours, Furqan Qureshi, a 16-year-old class XII student from Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh, died of severe heart failure last week and died, just as he has lost a mission in multiplayer. mobile game.
Best cardiologist who treated him for the biological and mental after-effects of PUBG urged the government to end addictive gambling before it threatens the lives of more children in India.
"He was a young boy with a healthy heart.He was a swimmer and had no history of heart problems.Best thrust of anxiety, anger and anxiety. Hormones triggered a deep shock that unfortunately blocked his heart, "said Dr. Ashok Jain, a cardiologist in Pukhratan. the hospital, Neemuch told IANS.
"He was taken without a pulse, we tried to resuscitate him but we could not do it," Jain added.
Developed by a South Korean video game company Bluehole and launched in 2018, the battle game based on ideas of "survival of the fittest" quickly gathered 227 million players, but is infamous for its addictive nature.
With a chat feature in play, PUBG connects strangers and friends around the world in real time to kill enemies and emerge as mission winners.
In October 2018, a 19-year-old boy from Delhi was arrested for the murder of his parents and sister, who did not approve of his lifestyle, which consisted of playing PUBG with his peers in a secretly rented room.
In May, a 19-year-old girl from Ahmedabad married with a one-year-old baby petitioned for divorce from her husband because of her immense indulgence towards PUBG.
"I urge parents and the government to take tough measures against such games – not only games like PUBG hinder the mental, emotional and physical development of adolescents, but they also pose a threat to life." shocking and alarming, "warned Jain.
Recent studies suggest that three out of four Indian players play mobile games at least twice a day, averaging more than 60 minutes a day. Mobile games now prevail in level 2 and 3 cities, where users spend the same time.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people who play the game should pay attention to the time spent on these activities, as well as any changes in their physical or psychological health and social functioning that could be attributed to their children. activities. game behavior pattern.
