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Game Overdose: Can you really be Addicted to Video Games?
An eleven-year-old boy strangled an elderly woman for the equivalent of five dollars in 2007, then buried her body under a thin layer of sand. He told the police that he needed the money to play online videogames. St... Read Full Post
Submitted by ABB on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 01:22
How to Help Your Kids Stay Away From Video Game Addiction?
Technology has paved the way to more advanced kind of video games and kids can get easily attracted to it. Although, some may find it easy to balance their normal lives with playing these games, some are unfortunate enou... Read Full Post
Submitted by Vani on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 15:39
Almost 10 percent of American teens are video game addicts
The result of a latest study has shown that almost 10 percent of American teenagers are suffering from video games addiction. The research conducted by Dr. Douglas Gentitle, Assistant Professor in Psychology at the Iowa... Read Full Post
Submitted by Vani on Tue, 05/05/2009 - 04:27
5 reasons why video games are bad for children
VIDEO games are primarily created to provide entertainment and education to people most especially to children. However, through the years since it was first introduced video games proved that it offers more harm and goo... Read Full Post
Submitted by Vani on Sat, 02/28/2009 - 19:13
Why men are more prone to gaming addiction?
Video games have fascinated kids and adults alike for long. The thrill of playing animated characters and dealing with larger than life situations gives a kick to all video game lovers. However, sometimes this love for v... Read Full Post
Submitted by Vani on Sun, 02/01/2009 - 06:58
Video game addicts not addicts after all
Do you love playing video games to bits, often spending four hours per day just playing your favorite video game? Most people would “diagnose” you as a video game addict. But for Keith Bakker, the founder of the Smi... Read Full Post
Submitted by Myla on Wed, 12/10/2008 - 14:03
Being hooked in video games is no addiction
CONTRARY to what most people perceive medical practitioners do not consider being hooked on video games beyond normal as a form of addiction like alcoholism, a person who had an intense desire to drink too much alcohol b... Read Full Post
Submitted by BobO on Sun, 12/07/2008 - 15:40
Computer and video game addiction: An alternate world
Technology has brought us computers to make our lives easier. It also enabled us to get some accessible personal entertainment right in our own home. One such entertainment is playing video games. This entertainment has ... Read Full Post
Submitted by Wrigley on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 18:39
Video Games
Wow, video game addiction really hits home with me. I’ve been obsessed with video games ever since I was little and I know that it is very easy to get addicted to them…especially the role playing games. I guess you c... Read Full Post
Submitted by Jessica on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 14:23

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