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Video Game Addiction

Video Game Addiction. By the beautiful and talented Michaela Reist . . Advantages of Playing Video Games. Work better in team activities Boast your creativity Learn how to make fast decisions Improved hand-eye co-ordination Some games increase kids self confidence

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Video Game Addiction

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  1. Video Game Addiction By the beautiful and talented Michaela Reist.

  2. Advantages of Playing Video Games Work better in team activities Boast your creativity Learn how to make fast decisions Improved hand-eye co-ordination Some games increase kids self confidence Teach problem solving, motivation and cognitive skills

  3. Disadvantages of Playing Video Games Violent games can sometimes make people do things they normally wouldn’t do. Such as going on a killing spree, thinking they’re playing a game. Damages eyesight, causes dizziness, and headaches (excessive gaming) Lack of social interaction Become lazy and unfit Disturbed eating habits Children are often fearful

  4. How They Keep You Addicted High Scores- In video games, there’s always high scores. One way to keep you playing is by showing these to you, which makes you want to beat them. Everyone wants to be the best, right? But being the best takes lots of time and practice. Even just trying to beat your own high score can keep you playing for hours. Finishing The Game- There’s some games where you can play forever (role-playing games), but the majority have steps and clues to finish and beat the game. These steps keep the player hooked. Each time a new task is uncovered, he or she becomes more interested.

  5. Attachment-With role playing games, you get to bring your creativity into it. You get to design your character and make it unique. Since you added your own personal touch to the character, you have an emotional tie to it, which makes you want to keep playing. Discovery-Discovering things, places or people keeps players curious, always wondering what they’ll find next. In World of Warcraft, most of the game is spent exploring fantasized worlds.

  6. Are There More Male Addicts Than Female? Some may say there are more male gaming addicts than female. That is true. Both genders have the same amount of a chance to become addicted to gaming in general but for some reason, males are found to find video games more addictive. The reason why more males are addicted to violent video games is because of the higher amount of testosterone, there by having a more aggressive nature than females. 90% of American youth plays video games and 15% of them are addicted 31% of males and 13% of females have felt ‘addicted’ 60% of gamers are male

  7. Some of The Most Addicting Games World of Warcraft Everquest Halo 3 Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Call of Duty: MW2 (Modern Warfare 2) Skyrim

  8. Stories of Video Game Addicts A website was created, WoWdetox.com, to help WoW players to get over their addiction. The site was made by Gary Haran, a former World of Warcraft addict himself. You can anonymously write a post about your problems with your addiction and get help from others on the site. After about a couple months after he created the site, there was over 20,000 posts. Below are some posts from people wanting to get over their addiction. None have been altered. "I ended up ill with a deep vein thrombosis in one of my legs caused, according to the Doctors by me sitting on my backside doing instances all night and all day."

  9. User’s posts: "Im 12 and i cant stop playing wow i play about 8-10 hours a day mostly because all my frend are on it, and im bored when idont play it.I just failed socials too so wat should i do.” "WOW addiction is no joke. I started to play becuase cousins and friends played (who are by the way all overweight). At first all I did was play WoW once or twice a day for lets say 2-3 hours. Then out of the blue my cousin stoped playing becuase he said he was addicted to WoW so he gave me his 70 (rogue). Well after thta I was on 6-10 hours a day. I ignored my friends went from workingout 4times a week to twice. I would cuse people who asked me to get off. In the end though I relised by playing WoW I was just supporting big bussiness. Also, why waste money, time with friends for a game? I know ppeolpe who would be alot better off without WoW. I just want to try to get all the money I have invested into it back so I am going to sell the (rogue)....."

  10. The Early Show- Gaming Addiction Some benefits and disadvantages about video gaming + how to find out if you or someone else is addicted. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdfagA_VYFQ

  11. Bibliography http://addictions.about.com/od/lesserknownaddictions/a/videogamewho.htm http://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.html http://www.video-game-addiction.org

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