Videogames Blog – pokemon playstation xbox

Are people really able to become addicted to videogames?

Robert B asked:


Now this is a serious question. There is a very large number of videogames on the market and there are many people who play them. Many psychologists claim videogames are harmful to health and that they have become a very large threat to society. What is your opinion about videogames and why?

Rita

Share and Enjoy:

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

5 Responses to “Are people really able to become addicted to videogames?”

1. 1
   It's_me! Says:
   

   Ted

   Yeah they r addicting! lol its just like gambling..they r both very hard 2 stop…

   March 16th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
2. 2
   ~*LIZ*~ Says:
   

   Leslie

   well ppl can get addicted to video games there was one news that one kid loved to get addicted to video games and died

   March 17th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
3. 3
   idac123 Says:
   

   Craig

   you can also become addicted to Yahoo answers so add that to your list

   March 19th, 2010 at 4:03 am
4. 4
   calypsodraggon_2001 Says:
   

   Mathew

   Anything can become addictive if you don’t know how to control yourself but have a compulsion to keep doing it, even if it affects your life.

   I wouldn’t say that it’s a bad thing necessarily but to control it is to take away a freedom that isn’t that much of a problem, especially if it isn’t hurting someone physically or mentally. It would really only affect you mentally if you were impressionable enough to take it to heart, whatever it was. If you see something on TV and go out and do it, it wasn’t the program’s fault, it was your own for not using self-discipline and controlling your actions. Same with a videogame – it’s only harmful in the wrong hands.

   There’s no way I can think of that a game could hurt a person physically (save from atrophy) that could be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt.

   They say violence in games and the media causes more violence. How can we know what’s right and wrong when we aren’t given any examples of it?

   A little elaborate but I think you get my point.

   March 20th, 2010 at 2:32 am
5. 5
   Lyndsey Says:
   

   Pamela

   In my opinion yes they can be addicting. I was addicted to World of Warcraft for almost 3 years…more like 2.5 years. It was pretty bad lol

   March 21st, 2010 at 5:23 am

Leave a Reply