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.
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