Deus Ex Alpha • View topic - Videogame Addiction might soon be a official mental illness

by **James** » Mon Jun 18, 07 10:36 am

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/v ... DA3A7D3%7D

STAY OFF FORZA DALE.

by **Imperial** » Mon Jun 18, 07 1:30 pm

yee.. I saw this on Gamespot

by **Chococat** » Mon Jun 18, 07 6:18 pm

Its technically already classed as one. You can go into rehab for any addiction.

by **Dae** » Mon Jun 18, 07 6:52 pm

social dysfunction/disruption

I don't want to sound emo'ish, but why is it bad?

by **Mr. Tastix** » Wed Jun 20, 07 10:52 am

I think that anyone who takes video games seriously and actually thinks they're real should be in a mental institute. People who get worked up over a bunch of carefully placed pixels and fucked in the head and need help.

by **Spiderbot01** » Wed Jun 20, 07 12:59 pm

IF YOU DIE IN THE GAME, YOU DIE FOR REAL.

by **Mr. Tastix** » Wed Jun 20, 07 1:23 pm

Yeah... Sure. I WANT WHAT HE'S SMOKING!!!

by **Tonnochi** » Fri Jun 22, 07 12:27 pm

One thing to say.

BULL-FUCKING-SHIT. WRONG. WRONG. WRONG.

by **Cureless_Poison** » Mon Jun 25, 07 3:40 am

by **Gishank** » Mon Jun 25, 07 9:08 am

They want to ban games all together because people supposedly would murder thinking it is right because they saw it in a game :roll:

by **Tonnochi** » Mon Jun 25, 07 2:54 pm

So something as ridiculous as religion, in which people will follow anything, because its a direct method of exploiting human ignorance, is fine, but simulated video games have parents and politicians on the fence trying to get them banned.

This is what the world has become.

by **Kaiden** » Mon Jun 25, 07 5:49 pm

People who play WoW are the kind of people that are addicted to video games. I know people who skip school to play it.

Games like ManHunt were banned because kids played it and decided to en-act the game, killing people. I don't believe they cause problems for "Normal" people, because I play enough of them, and Iv'e never tried to re-enact them.

by **Chococat** » Mon Jun 25, 07 6:41 pm

Its entirely possible to be addicted to gaming.

If it affects your health (ie, lack of sleep, lack of fluids, lack of food, social life is affected, you skip work or school just to play games), you have a problem.

by **ynnaD** » Mon Jun 25, 07 8:00 pm

~[A]Kaiden~ wrote:People who play WoW are the kind of people that are addicted to video games. I know people who skip school to play it.

Games like ManHunt were banned because kids played it and decided to en-act the game, killing people. I don't believe they cause problems for "Normal" people, because I play enough of them, and Iv'e never tried to re-enact them.

This is what annoys me. People think games cause everything, but they cause nothing. Football games dont make a great footballer. First person shooters dont make gun experts Driving games dont make f1 or Rally champions so how does Manhunt make lethal killers?

by **James** » Mon Jun 25, 07 8:29 pm

Forza 2 makes Rally champions, look at Dale!

by **Tonnochi** » Mon Jun 25, 07 8:36 pm

All this editing makes my head hurt.

by **synthetic** » Tue Jun 26, 07 5:30 pm

~Psychotic~ wrote:I think that anyone who takes video games seriously and actually thinks they're real should be in a mental institute. People who get worked up over a bunch of carefully placed pixels and fucked in the head and need help.

I dont think thats what they class as the most obvious case of addiction. Im not afraid to admit I was quite addicted to DXMP for quite a while. That doesnt even remotely mean that I tried jumping off high buildings or use medbind on streets..

I guess that cautions the younger people to keep clear from the puter box more often, unless they want their parents to put them in a mental institute.

I personally believe a person could become addicted to nearly anything.. and half the cases perhaps are not widely regarded as addiction..

by **MainMan** » Tue Jun 26, 07 6:56 pm

~Psychotic~ wrote:I think that anyone who takes video games seriously and actually thinks they're real should be in a mental institute. People who get worked up over a bunch of carefully placed pixels and fucked in the head and need help.

Yes, this guy hit the nail on the head.

by **Chococat** » Sat Jun 30, 07 8:37 pm

0o7 wrote:
~[A]Kaiden~ wrote:People who play WoW are the kind of people that are addicted to video games. I know people who skip school to play it.

Games like ManHunt were banned because kids played it and decided to en-act the game, killing people. I don't believe they cause problems for "Normal" people, because I play enough of them, and Iv'e never tried to re-enact them.

This is what annoys me. People think games cause everything, but they cause nothing. Football games dont make a great footballer. First person shooters dont make gun experts Driving games dont make f1 or Rally champions so how does Manhunt make lethal killers?

I play Animal Crossing, therefore I am amazing at collecting shells, and doing errands for strangely dressed animals..

by **ynnaD** » Sun Jul 01, 07 12:53 pm

Photographic Evidence Requied

by **MainMan** » Sun Jul 01, 07 12:59 pm

You spelt pornographic wrong.

by **James** » Sun Jul 01, 07 1:01 pm

You spelt awesome wrong.

by **clyzm** » Sun Jul 01, 07 1:20 pm

Inferno wrote:You spelt awesome wrong.

get this man a goddamn internet

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