gaming
little morsel from article here about video game addiction:
Nearly 70 percent of American heads of households play video games, according to an Entertainment Software Association study released in 2005.
One of them is Neil Kight, a 34-year-old shipping and receiving clerk who unwinds by playing his Xbox 360 for two or three hours a day after work. He said he doubts that video game addiction exists, and he chuckled when told that playing two hours a day could put him in the danger zone.
"Well then, I can quit anytime I want," Kight said sarcastically.
"They've been doing research into the harmful effects of video gaming for quite some time," he said. "It's funny. I don't see them bring up chess or any number of games. I find the argument specious at best. They don't seem to have much scientific study or backing to reinforce the idea."
The media add to the hype, he said.
Kight says he and his gamer friends are all well-adjusted.
"I do have friends who are very, very serious" about gaming, he said. "I've had friends literally put aside paychecks to get new games. You can spend way too much money, but I think it's like any hobby."
addiction is addiction is addiction is addiction.
addiction requires a physical dependency (including neurological).
ReplyDeletesimply saying something is an addiction is rarely enough, ie; "i'm addicted to Batman". while it may be true that one may spend too much time on an obsession (natch). for something to become an "addiction" it needs to meet certain requirements.
currently the results of research leads one to believe that there is the possibility that there could be obsessive behavior related to video gaming. it is still far and away less than a valid hypothesis.
anyone can use statistics to validate a report, in any direction.
and so really there being no real evidence, the statement of "addiction is addiction is addiction" is invalid.
ah nuts, i left out an addiction.
"obsession" works though.
honestly, Phil left out some stuff from the interview and it was done over the phone so i don't come off in quite the way i had hoped. but that's life.
I like your blog. is it an obsession or an addiction?