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World Service,06 Jan 2004,12 mins

Online Gaming and the Perils of Play

Real Web Lives

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Internet technology like the Xbox and PlayStation have increased the popularity of online gaming enormously. But addiction to networked games is growing, too, as the virual world gets more real on screen. Picture: Girl gamer, Credit: Thinkstock

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