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What are your opinions on video gaming being an addiction? Is it substantial or simply the government and parents taking a hobby too seriously?
I don't think video gaming could even be considered a real addiction. I've played video games for hours at a time, then neglected to play any for months at a time. I've had issues with staying up too late due to video gaming, but simply because I've wanted to finish a level or needed to get to a save point, but never because I just couldn't stop playing. My grades are bad simply because I don't study as often as I should or as much as I should for tests, but video games only contribute to that because I'm lazy and don't want to study sometimes.
I've stayed up well into the night before playing games like Left 4 Dead or Resident Evil 5 because I just got the game and didn't want to stop playing, but I knew when enough was enough. I've never stayed up all night trying to beat a boss or skipped showers to play a game instead.
So what are your opinions on this matter? And have you skipped anything you needed to do for a video game?
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And a report by NBC about it.
I don't think video gaming could even be considered a real addiction. I've played video games for hours at a time, then neglected to play any for months at a time. I've had issues with staying up too late due to video gaming, but simply because I've wanted to finish a level or needed to get to a save point, but never because I just couldn't stop playing. My grades are bad simply because I don't study as often as I should or as much as I should for tests, but video games only contribute to that because I'm lazy and don't want to study sometimes.
I've stayed up well into the night before playing games like Left 4 Dead or Resident Evil 5 because I just got the game and didn't want to stop playing, but I knew when enough was enough. I've never stayed up all night trying to beat a boss or skipped showers to play a game instead.
So what are your opinions on this matter? And have you skipped anything you needed to do for a video game?
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the Wikipedia article on video game addiction said:Since the American Psychological Association decision in 2007, studies have been conducted at Stanford University School of Medicine related to video game play. Researchers found evidence that video games do have addictive characteristics. An MRI study found that the part of the brain that generates rewarding feelings is more activated in men than women during video-game play.
And a report by NBC about it.