Your Brain on Video Games

Studio 360

American kids spend an average of 7 hours a week gaming. But what about the grown-ups inside the industry, who play 8 to 10 hours — and then leave the office and go home to play some more? Jonathan Mitchell asked game producer Marc Nesbitt about living almost full time in the simulated world.

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