Because this was recently announced, I wanted to ask if this includes "video gaming burn-out", especially with "game development burn-out"?
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World Health Organisation recognises 'burn-out' as medical condition. Does this include "video gaming burn-out" and "game development burn-out"?
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Because this was recently announced, I wanted to ask if this includes "video gaming burn-out", especially with "game development burn-out"?
Game companies will definitely stretch that definition, saying that devs aren't stressed, they're just working long hours, so they aren't burnt out.
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I see.
This is why I ask a question about this. It's so I can prevent myself from misunderstanding the point and to hear others' opinions on this. Thanks.
Don't have the energy, sorry. Was up grinding until 5am but am burnt out now.
Why are you downplaying a mental health disorder that's recognized by the World Health Organization?
do you actually think you're being clever or funny or
Game developpement is a job. So it applies to the burn-out of course. But I don't understand your '"videogame burn-out".
My post was in reply to someone clarifying that being "burnt out" from playing a video game too much is not the same as being burnt out as defined in the OP.
So I'm not, and no I don't.
If anything, you're overreacting to what is someone obviously mocking the concept of "video game burnout"
yeah you're right, I misread. sorry, it's one of those subjects where it's hard to be sure.
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Let's say we have someone who plays eSports as a profession. And they feel this "burn-out" I guess.
I want to know if this eSports burn-out is considered as what WHO describes.
To clarify as well, burn out at my last place of employment led to me having crippling 12-16hr panic attacks, four of which ended up with me in the hospital via an ambulance. I once had one while driving between the office and a client, pulled over, vomited by the side of the road and nearly passed out before a woman ran over to call an ambulance and assist.
So not going to find me mocking the recognition of it as a medical condition.
So not going to find me mocking the recognition of it as a medical condition.
You can't get burn-out from an hobby. But of course game development must be a fertile place for burn-out. It's a serious condition that will represent a progressively bigger burden in our society moving forward.
Their job is playing the game and a lot of players have actually faced lots of mental issues and depression with burn-out. So yes.
Similar to how professional players in sports can face burn-out due to the high stakes and stress that their job can give them.
Game development is software development, and so if software development burnout counts then game development burnout also counts.
Sure. The same way YouTube burnout can be a thing. Burn out is a function of being overworked, while feeling unfulfilled and without prospect of things getting better. E-Sports probably has some of that for sure. Tons of repetitive work, lots of toxicity and competition, and really pressure stakes. But, I think dev crunch is one of the worst environments for exactly this. No amount of money is going to prevent burnout.
At least there's no vicarious trauma and stuff.
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Cause game dev is the only industry with crunch of course!
I've suffered burnout from working in software development before. All I can say to it is that thank goodness my burnout wasn't ultimately as bad as that suffered in some of the worst horror stories I've heard. That being said, it took me nearly a month away from work before I even started feeling normal again.
When you reach the point, as I did, where you lay in bed not knowing if the ultimatum you were screaming was a nightmare or an auditory hallucination, you're in too deep, and passed the point of acceptable long before. (Yes, I still believe the burnout I suffered wasn't even among the worst cases I've heard.)
When you reach the point, as I did, where you lay in bed not knowing if the ultimatum you were screaming was a nightmare or an auditory hallucination, you're in too deep, and passed the point of acceptable long before. (Yes, I still believe the burnout I suffered wasn't even among the worst cases I've heard.)