Video games addictive?

samifan24 · 11-04-2003, 09:26 PM

Article

This article caught my eye tonight. While the article offers little more than speculation, I think we can all agree from experience that Jim's games can be very addictive, right?

mtaystl03 · 11-04-2003, 09:32 PM

No way! I refuse to believe anything like that! What did I do tonight? Well I played FOF4 for three hours...then I studied for 15 mins...then I realized I had an important draft upcoming...um...then I played FOF4 for another 2 and a half...er...nevermind.

dawgfan · 11-04-2003, 09:33 PM

Hmm, I guess my first response to the idea that video games can be addictive is "duh".

The word "addiction" gets thrown around a lot, but it's important to remember that there are really 2 kinds of addiction - chemical addiction, where your body chemistry grows to crave a certain stimulus, and mental addiction.

Certain substances can produce a chemical addiction such as nicotine or heroin.

Anything that a person finds pleasurable can turn into a mental addiction. I'd be willing to bet that hundreds of years ago there were a few people that were "addicted" to reading (probably not so much any more...)

cuervo72 · 11-04-2003, 09:38 PM

These damn cheese curls are addictive....

dawgfan · 11-04-2003, 09:42 PM

I should note that many, if not most substances that generate chemical addictions are also likely to generate mental addiction.

Dutch · 11-04-2003, 09:47 PM

Oh brother, I got over my FOF addiction weeks ago...and thank goodness I have all this spare time because FOF2k4 is about to be released!

11-04-2003, 09:32 PM	#2
mtaystl03 High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: St. Louis, MO	No way! I refuse to believe anything like that! What did I do tonight? Well I played FOF4 for three hours...then I studied for 15 mins...then I realized I had an important draft upcoming...um...then I played FOF4 for another 2 and a half...er...nevermind. __________________ Go STL Sports!

11-04-2003, 09:38 PM	#4
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	These damn cheese curls are addictive.... __________________ null

11-04-2003, 09:33 PM	#3
dawgfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Seattle	Hmm, I guess my first response to the idea that video games can be addictive is "duh". The word "addiction" gets thrown around a lot, but it's important to remember that there are really 2 kinds of addiction - chemical addiction, where your body chemistry grows to crave a certain stimulus, and mental addiction. Certain substances can produce a chemical addiction such as nicotine or heroin. Anything that a person finds pleasurable can turn into a mental addiction. I'd be willing to bet that hundreds of years ago there were a few people that were "addicted" to reading (probably not so much any more...)

11-04-2003, 09:42 PM	#5
dawgfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Seattle	I should note that many, if not most substances that generate chemical addictions are also likely to generate mental addiction.

11-04-2003, 09:47 PM	#6
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Oh brother, I got over my FOF addiction weeks ago...and thank goodness I have all this spare time because FOF2k4 is about to be released!

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