Welcome CMDR’s,
Today I would like to have a serious talk about so called Internet Gaming Addiction that has been published and get your take on it.
I ask these questions as I know many of us play until late at night and spend so many hour of our lives playing games, not just Elite of course but it does eat away at our time well mine certainly.
The paper which can be found here: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/104563/ (Cardiff University) suggests that rather then it be a true addiction that it is in fact a symptom of leading an un-happy life.
I would appreciate it you could look over the report and then think about why you game?
The criteria for being classed as an addict are:
· PREOCCUPATION WITH THE INTERNET and or VIDEO GAMES
· WITHDRAWAL as INDICATED by symptoms of irritability, anxiety, or sadness
· TOLERANCE as evidenced by increasing amount, level, type of use to achieve satisfaction
· UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL, stop or change the behavior
· LOSS OF INTEREST, previous hobbies, entertainment as a direct result of, and with the exception of, Internet use
· CONTINUED USE despite psycho-social/physical problems likely to have been caused or exacerbated by use
· DECEIVING or LYING TO OTHERS regarding the amount of time engaged in Internet or Video gaming
· USES THE INTERNET TO ESCAPE or relieve a negative or dysphoric mood (e.g. feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety, stress, worries)
· LOSING or JEOPARDIZING A SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP/job/educational opportunity
If 5 of the above sound like you then you would be classed as an addict
Do these sound like you?
If so how do you feel about being classed as an addict?
As always keep it clean and have fun!
Today I would like to have a serious talk about so called Internet Gaming Addiction that has been published and get your take on it.
I ask these questions as I know many of us play until late at night and spend so many hour of our lives playing games, not just Elite of course but it does eat away at our time well mine certainly.
The paper which can be found here: http://orca.cf.ac.uk/104563/ (Cardiff University) suggests that rather then it be a true addiction that it is in fact a symptom of leading an un-happy life.
I would appreciate it you could look over the report and then think about why you game?
The criteria for being classed as an addict are:
· PREOCCUPATION WITH THE INTERNET and or VIDEO GAMES
· WITHDRAWAL as INDICATED by symptoms of irritability, anxiety, or sadness
· TOLERANCE as evidenced by increasing amount, level, type of use to achieve satisfaction
· UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL, stop or change the behavior
· LOSS OF INTEREST, previous hobbies, entertainment as a direct result of, and with the exception of, Internet use
· CONTINUED USE despite psycho-social/physical problems likely to have been caused or exacerbated by use
· DECEIVING or LYING TO OTHERS regarding the amount of time engaged in Internet or Video gaming
· USES THE INTERNET TO ESCAPE or relieve a negative or dysphoric mood (e.g. feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety, stress, worries)
· LOSING or JEOPARDIZING A SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP/job/educational opportunity
If 5 of the above sound like you then you would be classed as an addict
Do these sound like you?
If so how do you feel about being classed as an addict?
As always keep it clean and have fun!