I managed to find a short podcast including an interview with Okan Kaya, who is the world record holder for the longest gaming marathon. I can include some of the audio where he talks about addiction or impacts in life, into my own speech package.







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• Do you think video games are addictive?
• Do you think video games are a bad influence?

Interview Questions (Video Game Developer)

• What is important for an indie game to have in order to make it addictive?
• What elements do addictive indie games have that AAA games don't?
• What is the most addictive genre?
• Do you think indie games have affected the approach of developing AAA titles?
• As an independent developer, what is important to include in a game?

Interview Questions (Addicted Gamer)

• Do you prefer indie games or AAA games?
• What indie games are part of your gaming library?
• What is the most addictive indie game you have played and why was it addictive?
• What elements make a game addictive?
• What is the most total time you have spent on one game?
• Do you consider yourself addicted to video games?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHmC2D0_Hdg
This video talks about how parents should act in order to avoid/help their kids with gaming addiction. It includes many facts and figures about gaming addiction which I used in my final speech package to attract the audience's attention. It was also very helpful in structuring the speech package.

http://www.vice.com/read/video-game-addiction-is-destroying-american-lives-456
This was an interesting and very in depth article about gaming addiction and its effects on people. This was good


Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgedWuaorD0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFCwt267LC0