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For a research paper, I am looking into the controversial effects of video games have on people. More specifically, violence and video game addiction.

I am having trouble looking for some reliable sources. Can anyone please tell me if there are any creditable websites, books, study statistics, or newspaper articles that I can look at?

I would greatly appriciate it since I am quite curious about this topic.

Also check for educational journals at the library. This study has been done repeatedly. Ask your librarian unless you know how to get to the e-journals.

2007-11-14 13:31:51 by The Young Creator

Short documentary on video game addiction.

I don't know why, but i hear that their are treatments for video game addictions and I also hear a lot about people who can't stop are addicted...

So is it the same as having a drug addiction?

An addiction basically starts out as a method of coping with problems. Its a form of escapism. Once you adapt to that method of coping it becomes an addiction. For example:

-some people are emotional eaters aka they use food as a crutch in response to stress and become "addicted" to compulsive eating.

-in response to a negative body image,some people become bulimic or anorexic to cope with their thoughts. That also becomes an addiction.

-To try and forget things or ignore problem, there are all kinds of things they can do to cope. Video games are a form of escapism, as are drugs and alcohol, reckless behaviours, etc....

All these coping mechanisms are a learned behaviour, and they are extremely hard habits to break out of, especially if there are deep issues involved. Any compulsive habit is an addiction, and would require treatment to break out of. So yah, a video game addiction is the same idea as a drug addiction, except instead of a fix or a joint, they use good old mario brothers or guitar hero for satisfaction.

2009-01-04 18:35:11 by Steven

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It's been like an epidemic for years--ever since the invention of the coin-operated arcade game.

With the advent of home-console systems like the NES, the SNES, the Neo-Geo, the Playstation, the PS2, the Wii, the PS3, and even the smaller hand-helds--video game addiction has become a problematic effigy for society.

It's impact has especially been felt in the on-line gaming communities; whereas whole, productive people have been turned into mindless drones and robots.

While myself, I am by no means prone to video game addiction--as I have 3 game consoles (SNES, Playstation, and the PS2), and a Gameboy Advance--I've managed to tame my demons by not playing as much offline and online.

As a writer, I am more focused on my writing than my gaming. But I am also a social person by design--and I get out often; taking walks, exercising, and knowing when and where my limits are.

Unfortunately, there are those out there who are not like me.
There are people out there who *suffer* from addiction--and their personal and professional lives are severely impacted because of it.

And while it may seem sensible to take *away* their source of addiction, it doesn't stop the problem overall.

So what can we DO to help combat this problem successfully--and in a constructive and positive way?

People shouldn't start their kids out on it so early. My wife and I have been irritated with our son's preschool because it has a X-Box there for the kids to play, even though they are four and five. When I was little, my parents finally relented and bought me a Nintendo when I was nine, but I had to do chores to be able to play it, and even then my time was limited. I think parents are doing the same thing with video games they did with TV, just abandoning their children with the device so they can do other "adult" things. They need to plan more family activities, and build positive memories centered around doing things.

2007-06-26 16:42:53 by Sky

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I've recently have started playing a MMORPG and I've been playing more and more. Sometimes upto 6 or more hours. It's my final year in college and I really want do well this year but already I've started to start skipping lessons, not doing homework and I'm even not going out with my friends. I'm just spending most of my time on the internet and playing this god forsaken game. It's making me more stressful and angry and I've even began telling my own mother to "shut up". This is just plain wrong and I know it is. No-One should ever talk to their own mother like that and when I do say it, it hurts inside.

My friend just rang me asking me if anything is the matter but I just told him nothing is the matter and said that stuff keeps coming up.

Please, please Y! Community, how can I stop this internet and video game addiction and start getting my head down, studying more and enjoy life outside my bedroom?

I'm so scared that I'm going to end up living out on the street when I'm older.

Unplug your computer and throw away the power cord. Ok seriously. My brother is the same way and I hate to say it but...he's 33 years old now and STILL on the internet playing games and has no life other than that. Do you want that to become you? Probably not. I'm sure a girlfriend would help too. Also if you are open about your problem with your friends then they could help you out with it! And plan things to get you out of your room. Don't hide the fact, tell them what's up...

2007-09-24 09:09:40 by Fate

My boyfriend plays alot of his computer game (10 hours a day, approx.) And i was wondering if theres any actual symptoms of the video game addiction? If so, what are they, besides the obvious, of playing alot, and neglecting houswork/school work, any others? Thanks!
he did quit his job about a month ago.... (a day before his game came out) but he goes to school at night time, but he normally doesnt go to all of them... only one or two of them and then comes home.

10 hours a day sounds a bit extreme. only other ones i can think of is neglect to family and friends, everyday activities such as bathing and eating, and not working or doing school, or any work for that matter by choosing to play the game instead. damn. tell him "Playing video games wont feed our future baby!" lol jk. tell him to get a job as a video game tester. he'll love that and it pays up to 80 an hour!

2008-10-20 09:44:38 by Lost in a sea of faces