The average amount of time, kids' game is about 12 hours a week. Internet gaming disorder affects about 1.5% of youth. Any child has about a 1.5% chance of having a problem with gaming. Rates are even higher among kids with certain characteristics such as having some psychological conditions like anxiety or depression.

Addicted gamers play more than twice as long on average than their non-addicted peers. Players of MMORPG's ( Massively multiple online role playing games- involve the creation and development of personalities or avatars) also have higher rate of gaming problems. Boys have 2-10 folds higher risk. emotional conditions such as depression, anxiety and impulse control disorders such as ADHD are linked to gaming disorder.

An estimated 244 million people in the US play video games. New technologies such as cloud-gaming or the Netflix like streaming of videogames over the internet to reach players are growing. Global consumer spending on game software will reach 175 billion this year. Gaming become the way youngster communicate. Videogames are habit forming by design with rewards for completing tasks, customization tools and other hooks baked in. many are updated with new maps and levels as often as weekly, and games on mobile devices commonly leverage push notifications to nudge players back.

It was found that there is negative correlation between total screen time and visual-motor integration and sensory processing in kids 4-7 years of age. Screen time affects kids ‘creativity and ability to socialize with friends and family. More and more children are spending most of their time indoors playing video games or watching TV instead of playing outside and exploring their environment.