Video Game Addiction - Page 2

NeonSamurai · 04-11-09, 01:33 AM

To be honest I've never heard of it as a separate entity from addiction before. I didn't come up with much either when I looked (what I did find tied it as a part of addiction which I was already aware), but I didn't bother digging around in the databases.

HunterICX · 04-11-09, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

There was a guy who died at a competition with the games. He as on 20 some hours with the game and dropped dead.

You read that now and then, I can recall an asian guy gaming for 50 hours before he died...only leaving his seat to go to the toilet and brief naps.

I must say that Gaming addiction is really bad with teenagers that still go to school, especially the ones that hook onto MMORPG's.
their virtual life seems to be more important then their studies.

HunterICX

SteamWake · 04-11-09, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Mush Martin

tis easy to fix this social disaster.... teach em all to mod then they
will never get to play.

LOL

Platapus · 04-11-09, 08:29 AM

Do we have any parents here who had to live through the Tamagotchi/Giga Pet horrors?

Talk about a toy designed specifically to enable game addiction/compulsion

NeonSamurai · 04-11-09, 10:34 AM

Heh Modding addiction

Another thing is with most games its very easy to loose track of time. I know we have all done it where we planned to play for say 2 hours, and then 6 hours later we are still going.

Casino's use a lot of the same methods that games use to keep people playing, such as visual and auditory stimulation, pleasure reinforcement, etc (and a bunch of other stuff. It honestly amazes me that these places are allowed to do half of what they do. So much so that I recommend avoiding Casinos. But that is another topic).

HunterICX · 04-11-09, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

Heh Modding addiction

Another thing is with most games its very easy to loose track of time. I know we have all done it where we planned to play for say 2 hours, and then 6 hours later we are still going.

I have that a lot with Turn based Strategy games

the ''1 more turn'' syndrome

HunterICX

Platapus · 04-11-09, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

I have that a lot with Turn based Strategy games

the ''1 more turn'' syndrome

HunterICX

Can't remember how many sleepless nights I enjoyed playing "just one more turn" in the Civ games.

Raptor1 · 04-11-09, 04:33 PM

One more turn. one more mission, one more round...done plenty of that...

BUT, I am not addicted to games just because I play 37 hours a day, all of YOU people are addicted to reality!

Now, I must get back to my games

04-11-09, 01:33 AM	#16
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	To be honest I've never heard of it as a separate entity from addiction before. I didn't come up with much either when I looked (what I did find tied it as a part of addiction which I was already aware), but I didn't bother digging around in the databases. __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

04-11-09, 08:29 AM	#19
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,381 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Do we have any parents here who had to live through the Tamagotchi/Giga Pet horrors? Talk about a toy designed specifically to enable game addiction/compulsion __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-11-09, 10:34 AM	#20
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Heh Modding addiction Another thing is with most games its very easy to loose track of time. I know we have all done it where we planned to play for say 2 hours, and then 6 hours later we are still going. Casino's use a lot of the same methods that games use to keep people playing, such as visual and auditory stimulation, pleasure reinforcement, etc (and a bunch of other stuff. It honestly amazes me that these places are allowed to do half of what they do. So much so that I recommend avoiding Casinos. But that is another topic). __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

04-11-09, 04:33 PM	#23
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	One more turn. one more mission, one more round...done plenty of that... BUT, I am not addicted to games just because I play 37 hours a day, all of YOU people are addicted to reality! Now, I must get back to my games __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory