Author Mike Tomich believes videogames can cause finger deformities among young children, reports GamePolitics.
"Children develop the injuries because their bones are too soft and readily yield to the strong repeating forces," says Tomich, a self-described "quality engineer" and author of the book Our Silent Epidemic. "The permanent and accumulative damage from these forces is silently inflicted without pain because of the numbing effects they deliver to the soft bones."
Tomich believes his repeated attempts to convince the U.S. Senate to pass a bill which will lead to the study of the issue have been stymied by the gaming industry.
"We spoke with Senator Ted Kennedy's Office today and they said Senate bill S.948-CAMRA Act which was going to study children's health, including the effects of video gaming, will have to be submitted for the 8th time next year. Senator Lieberman's Office informed us that Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) killed the bill for it's 8th year because he didn't want it passed," Tomich wrote on his website.
"The Video Gaming Industry wants Senate bill S.948-CAMRA Act to go away forever. Did you know that on
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Author: Video Games Lead to Finger Deformities in Young Children [GamePolitics]
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