“He doesn’t blame gaming for kick-starting his depression. No, that would be when his mom and stepdad decided to start hitting him. ‘It’s ironic that people look at this link between kids and video games and decide the games are what’s causing them to act a certain way. For me, video games were a way to escape the things that were causing my depression.'” As video games and virtual reality become more advanced, people will try to use them for everything from improving memory to reducing pain. From The Kernel: Battling depression through video games.