Video Game Addiction
An addiction centre is opening Europe's first detox clinic for video game addicts, offering in-house treatment for people who can't leave their joysticks alone." - Globe & Mail
/ i could comment... but i have a game to play...
/ i could comment... but i have a game to play...
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Maybe they should open up a center for people who are addicted to shoes, or even walking. Help, I can't stop walking, I just can't get enough of this walking buisness, my legs are sore my knees are shot, but here I am walking all about town going from A to B, then sometimes I'll go back to A again for no reason! I think I need help!! I walk so much I don't have time to get that +1100 Armor for my Nightelf at the Auction House in Ironforge!
ROTFL... priceless!!
Yes, sir, you *need* a center for walking addictions... walking IS healthy, but should it really come between you and your "auction house in ironforge"... hehe
/considers putting sck's comment on the main page! it IS that good.
how many hours spent playing videogames each day is considered an addiction? Is someone that binges but plays sporadicly, as addicted as someone that plays an hour every night no matter what?
What about the games themselves? Is there a way to measure the addictivness of any one game? We don't need ESRB warning labels on games we need addiction labels. Everquest 2 has a GAL(Game Addiction Level) of 10. While Windows Solitare is a Gal of 2. Unless your Grandma...View: http://break.com/index/grannygamer5.html
I guess all I'm saying is videogame addiction must be hard to quantify. :P
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Pffft... its not like Jace even plays games any more... ;)
Ouch... :D
Played online the other nite, UO. Good times.
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