Kids Spend 5 to 16 Hours Every Week Playing Video Games
A survey of 3473 children ages two to 17 years old found that playing video games is more popular than ever and has predictable patterns of usage.
Children of both sexes start playing child-oriented games between ages two and five. At six years old, children move into games on personal computers and use gaming systems such as Nintendo and Playstation. Between six and eight years, children become more serious about gaming, and the time they spend on it increases dramatically. By age ten, they play games on cell phones.
Children ages ten to 17 years spend an average of ten hours a week gaming. About half are light users (less than five hours a week).
Boys tend to play video games more than girls do, and they also tend to use gaming systems more often. Girls tend to play on cell phones.
The NPD Group conducted the survey for industry use.
Read more in our full length article Internet Addiction: Escapism or Psychological Disorder?.
Children of both sexes start playing child-oriented games between ages two and five. At six years old, children move into games on personal computers and use gaming systems such as Nintendo and Playstation. Between six and eight years, children become more serious about gaming, and the time they spend on it increases dramatically. By age ten, they play games on cell phones.
Children ages ten to 17 years spend an average of ten hours a week gaming. About half are light users (less than five hours a week).
Boys tend to play video games more than girls do, and they also tend to use gaming systems more often. Girls tend to play on cell phones.
The NPD Group conducted the survey for industry use.
Read more in our full length article Internet Addiction: Escapism or Psychological Disorder?.
Labels: addictions, internet, video_games
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