Gaming Addiction IRL #7
The very popular role playing game, Everquest is host of many people
being addicted to its game. A man commited suicide at the age of 21 as
his mother revealed concerns that “He couldn’t stay off it” and “You
can’t just get up and walk away”. She guessed that her son had a
rejection or betrayal in the game to make him so upset, trying to talk
to him she felt like she made it worse by making comments like “they’re
not real people”. Since her sons death the mother connected to hundreds
of other people who are addicted to playing Everquest, considering
sueing sony, the CEO John Smedly one of the creaters of Everquest states
that it is not the games fault but the players becoming addicted even
though it is just a game.
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Seek Help If You Have Gaming Addiction
Gaming Addiction Is A Real Problem
Gaming addiction is a real problem, it is considered one of the fasted growing addictions as it is simple to access and has a become more accepted into society. Because of this many people have started or already have lost control of themselves to gaming addiction. In modern society it is not uncommon to have a few or more friends who enjoy gaming as their main source of entertainment but a growing number devolve into it being their main source in life. As demonstrated by the IRL series on this blog, people have gone to extreme lengths to maintain their gaming habits, to a point where reality becomes more of an illusion to them. Particularly in Asian countries such as China and South Korea, children and adults are rising in gaming addiction levels, but even around the world it is also.
In the end we can only say that you have gaming addiction know that it can turn bad. However no matter how terrible gaming addiction can get it can be overcome. Websites and help groups are there to help.
Help: http://www.video-game-addiction.org/
Gaming addiction is a real problem, it is considered one of the fasted growing addictions as it is simple to access and has a become more accepted into society. Because of this many people have started or already have lost control of themselves to gaming addiction. In modern society it is not uncommon to have a few or more friends who enjoy gaming as their main source of entertainment but a growing number devolve into it being their main source in life. As demonstrated by the IRL series on this blog, people have gone to extreme lengths to maintain their gaming habits, to a point where reality becomes more of an illusion to them. Particularly in Asian countries such as China and South Korea, children and adults are rising in gaming addiction levels, but even around the world it is also.In the end we can only say that you have gaming addiction know that it can turn bad. However no matter how terrible gaming addiction can get it can be overcome. Websites and help groups are there to help.
Help: http://www.video-game-addiction.org/
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Next Generation of Video Games
The Next Generation of Video Games
The next generation of video games and gamers is a interesting topic many in the gaming community is speculates. What are the next generation of console?
As time moves forward, technology evolves with it as well. This means that every 5-6 years a new and better era of gaming consoles and games will emerge. For this to happen console developers must vastly improve both software and hardware. Upgrading these aspects is a necessity that must be done to allow game programmers the ability to further improve aspects of games. By improving hardware and software, programmers are able to evolve many different aspects of games.
A significant speculation of the next phase of gaming evolution is towards virtual reality. Virtual reality of gaming is quickly arriving, with headsets rising in both quality and quantity. Several different companies are currently developing it. The Oculus rift, Sony, Microsoft and more have seen the growing demand and curiosity of society and gamers.
With never ending improvements, games and gamers will experience drastic changes that will always look to significantly improve gaming culture.
-Alex
The next generation of video games and gamers is a interesting topic many in the gaming community is speculates. What are the next generation of console?
As time moves forward, technology evolves with it as well. This means that every 5-6 years a new and better era of gaming consoles and games will emerge. For this to happen console developers must vastly improve both software and hardware. Upgrading these aspects is a necessity that must be done to allow game programmers the ability to further improve aspects of games. By improving hardware and software, programmers are able to evolve many different aspects of games.
With never ending improvements, games and gamers will experience drastic changes that will always look to significantly improve gaming culture.
-Alex
Monday, 25 May 2015
The symptoms of Game addiction
The symptoms of Game addiction
Symptoms of game addiction
There are both physical and emotional symptoms causes by game addiction
emotional symptoms include restlessness when unable to play, avoiding family and friends to play games, Always occupied with gaming activity when doing unrelated things.
Physical symptoms include fatigue, migraines, poor personal hygiene and syndromes caused from the over use of gaming necessities such as the mouse or keyboard/controller.
Gaming addiction is just like any other addiction as it has short-term and long term effects. Short term effects include hunger, fatigue which can eventually lead to long-term affects such as sleeping disorders, change in sleeping patterns and complete change of diet leading to serious health issues.
There are medication that can be giving to help with gaming addiction. The main medication used has been bupropion to treat this disorder. This type of medication changes the brain chemistry to reduce cravings for gaming similar to a nicotine patch. This has proven to be effective to game addict patients however there can be side effects.
If you experience any of these symptoms there are helplines that can assist you. This can be found from previous posts.
-Anthony
Article: http://www.psychguides.com/guides/video-game-addiction-symptoms-causes-and-effects/
The causes of game addicton #2
Gaming Addiction #2
Even though it is not recognized by the American Medical association as a diagnosable disorder, Gaming addiction can be very real for many people. According to the University of New Mexico, recent studies suggest 6 out of 15 gamers show signs of addiction. There are different effects and symptoms for different people.
Are there different types of video game addictions?
There are two major types of videos games therefore creating two major types of game addictions. Standard video games are designed to be played by a single player and have a story mode with mission. Addiction is created through the completion of the challenging missions or to create a high or higher score.
The other type of video game addiction is associated with online multiplayer games. These games are played online with other people and are especially addictive because they generally have no ending. Gamers with this type of addiction enjoy creating and temporarily becoming an online character. They often build relationships with other online players as an escape from reality. For some, this community may be the place where they feel they’re the most accepted.
What causes an addiction to video games?
There are many different causes for addiction to video games. The main reason is purely because they are designed to be that way. Video game developers, like anyone is trying to earn money and profit so to make their game spread around is to get players addicted to it. They create the game to be challenging enough to be fun but not too challenging to make the player quit. Games are made to make players feel like they can achieve more and more but usually just out of reach. This shows that gaming addiction is very similar to a more widely recognized disorder of gaming addiction.
Are there different types of video game addictions?
There are two major types of videos games therefore creating two major types of game addictions. Standard video games are designed to be played by a single player and have a story mode with mission. Addiction is created through the completion of the challenging missions or to create a high or higher score.
The other type of video game addiction is associated with online multiplayer games. These games are played online with other people and are especially addictive because they generally have no ending. Gamers with this type of addiction enjoy creating and temporarily becoming an online character. They often build relationships with other online players as an escape from reality. For some, this community may be the place where they feel they’re the most accepted.
What causes an addiction to video games?
There are many different causes for addiction to video games. The main reason is purely because they are designed to be that way. Video game developers, like anyone is trying to earn money and profit so to make their game spread around is to get players addicted to it. They create the game to be challenging enough to be fun but not too challenging to make the player quit. Games are made to make players feel like they can achieve more and more but usually just out of reach. This shows that gaming addiction is very similar to a more widely recognized disorder of gaming addiction.
-Anthony
Sunday, 24 May 2015
Gaming Addictions in Real Life #6
Gaming Addiction in Real Life #6
Gaming addiction has been proven to be lethal over countless times, many of those times result in suicide. For example a suicide of a young 13 year old Chinese boy in Tianjin, China was troubling to many people as a young boy was lead to take his own life. The boy threw himself off a twenty-four story building, leaving notes of his addiction and his hopes meeting his gaming friends in his afterlife. He was found starving after two days and night in a computer café as he was binging on his favrioute game. The boy realised that he had been addicted and could no longer control himself this lead to his decision to take his life.
-Henry
Article: http://www.play.tm/news/5928/chinese-suicide-shows-addiction-dangers/
Pop Culture’s view of Gaming Addictions
Pop Culture and Video Games
These are just some examples of gaming and gaming addiction in the media.
• South Park : “Make Love, Not Warcraft” & “Guitar-Queer o” – gaming addiction parodies
• South Park: “Freemium isn’t Free” Stan becomes addicted to a mobile game. His addiction is compared to his grandfathers addiction
• CSI: Miami : “Urban Hellraisers”- investigation after a man is found dead from gaming 72 hours straight
• The Simpsons: “Marge Gamer” & “Lisa gets an “A””- Marge and Lisa (respectively) become addicted to games
• Law and Order: SVU: “Bullseye” a mother and boyfriend neglect their real child as they protect a virtual child
• The Big Band Theory: “The Barbarian Simulator” Penny (non gamer) becomes addicted to an online MMORPG.
These are just a few episodes of the hottest Television shows at the moment. From the above examples, it’s pretty obvious to see that even Pop Culture has acknowledged gaming addictions are a real issue in our current society and preventative methods need to be adopted before further harm.
-Luke
These are just some examples of gaming and gaming addiction in the media.
• South Park : “Make Love, Not Warcraft” & “Guitar-Queer o” – gaming addiction parodies
• South Park: “Freemium isn’t Free” Stan becomes addicted to a mobile game. His addiction is compared to his grandfathers addiction
• CSI: Miami : “Urban Hellraisers”- investigation after a man is found dead from gaming 72 hours straight• The Simpsons: “Marge Gamer” & “Lisa gets an “A””- Marge and Lisa (respectively) become addicted to games
• Law and Order: SVU: “Bullseye” a mother and boyfriend neglect their real child as they protect a virtual child
• The Big Band Theory: “The Barbarian Simulator” Penny (non gamer) becomes addicted to an online MMORPG.
These are just a few episodes of the hottest Television shows at the moment. From the above examples, it’s pretty obvious to see that even Pop Culture has acknowledged gaming addictions are a real issue in our current society and preventative methods need to be adopted before further harm.
-Luke
Gaming Addictions in Real Life #5
Gaming Addiction IRL #5
-Henry
Article: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/south.korea.virtual.baby/
Prevention and correction on the global scale
Prevention and Correction of Gaming
To combat the growing addiction to gaming many governments have began seeking ways to prevent or avert addiction from either occurring or spreading. The countries and their contemporary solutions are as listed:
• China- Programs to rehabilitate addicted victims. The government forces the attendance of those seeking rehabilitation.
• United States: - Computer gaming addicts anonymous formed online, which include a 12 step program and daily meetings.
• United States – reSTART: resident treatment centre for “pathological computer use” established in Washington.
• United States- Gaming Addiction (company name) established
• Canada – Computer addiction services show that 80% of addictions are categorized as “gaming addictions”
• Australia: Video Game Addiction Treatment Clinic (www.videogameaddictiontreatment.com.au) established
• Korea: Age limitations and government intervention
Straying from the actions of government, game providers and gaming hardware providers are now taking preventative and correction warnings with their products. The Nintendo Wii has been laden with on screen warnings to remind gamers to regularly take a break, and go outside. Games, like the Battlefield series, now include warnings regarding inappropriate lighting, posture and taking breaks from gaming sessions.
These are methods, attempting to secure the future of society as normal human beings without the fear of at least one type of addiction.
-Luke
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