The Game of Life:
A Talk on Video Game Addictions
Thursday, April 1, 2021
7:00 Pm EST to 8:30 pm EST
Overview: Millions of young people love to play video games, and for a good reason, they are a lot of fun. But there can also be risks, and too much gaming has been linked to depression, poor academic performance, and dropouts. Cam shares his personal journey of overcoming his addiction to the gaming world and offers key insights he’s learned along the way to create and remain in balance.
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Speaker: Cam Adair
Cam Adair is an international speaker and entrepreneur who is widely hailed as a leading expert on video game addiction. He is best known as the founder of Game Quitters, a support community for gamers from 95 countries. His work has been published in Psychiatry Research and featured in New York Times Magazine, Forbes, BBC, NPR, CNN and more. He was the main subject of the documentary GAME OVER by TELUS. In 2017, he was named one of Canada’s Leaders in Mental Health.