Your Computer is Killing You - RSI Computer Related Injuries and Video Game Addiction

We just released the second episode in an ongoing series on the side effects of our techy lifestyles. Watch it below now!

This is episode 2 in an ongoing series. Watch watch episode 1 here.

Your Computer is Killing You - side effects of a techy lifestyle. is a an ongoing collaborative web series that takes a hard look at computer related injuries and video game addiction. Who?

"I started this journey after developing several computer related injuries from my work as a computer programmer. After my recovery I wrote a book on my story and talked to doctors, fellow authors, Ergonomisists and lots of injured individuals. Today people spend ridiculous amounts of time on their computers without seriously considering the side effects. The time for this series was yesterday!" Brian Bentow is the producer and filmmaker for Your Computer Is Killing You. He is also the author of the Computer Athlete’s Handbook, and an organizer of injury support groups in Los Angeles. computerathlete on Twitter.

"This film gave me the opportunity to really test my skills as a filmmaker and cover both sides of life changing issues real people are dealing with. I can proudly say this series may actually change your life." Solomon Rothman (Director, Filmmaker) is a collaborative filmmaker who’s received international attention (ZDnet, AMC, HP Spot, TechNewsWorld, Wikipedia) for creating 'open source films'.

What, Where and When? We are making a full-length, independent documentary that takes a hard look at the side effects of a Techy Lifestyle including repetitive stress injuries (carpal tunnel, blackberry thumb), video game addiction, and other ills of the modern computerized world. Explore how our extreme computer usage is causing a host of problems that get worse as current trends continue. Unless we wake up thousands, even million of people may undergo un-needed surgeries, have their families destroyed by video game addiction, or suffer quietly in pain. We guarantee you’ll learn something, but more importantly it’ll be an adventure into the other side of the modern world. Paying attention to these issues now can save you more than just a little of your hard earned cash, maybe even your life. What stage of production are you in? We’ve already begun shooting. More will be released as becomes available. For now we’ve setup a separate blog on MoviePals.org to track the progress of the film. How can you help? Tell us your story, if you have anything related to RSI, computer related injuries, video game addiction, eye problems from modern devices, carpal tunnel or other wrist / finger issues, obesity, exhaustion, or anything else you believe is relevant to a documentary about the side effects of a techy lifestyle PLEASE e-mail us your story - we would love to hear from you. Latest Blog Posts:

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