Playing Video Games a Disease?

[Sejiru]

Have any of you heard the talk about Video Games being considered like alcoholism and drug addiction?

I myself think it's assinine, why whoever thought of this did so is beyond me! If anything can happen with video games it's lack of self-control which makes you a loser with no friends, not a person suffering from a disease that prevents them from not playing video games.

What's your opinion people of Gaming Gutter?

[Cursed_Seall]

well basically if you suck at the game, quit while your ahead. If your good at the game or you like the game you'll play it until your bored... Or if you play online you will play until you become the best...

[Connor]

Apparently i'm addicted >_>

[Xarouk]

I'd say that it could be considered a disease, from different points of view.
I mean, if you are severely addicted to them, and I mean play them for 10+hours everyday, that would deffinetly be considered a disease.
It's not like when you get a new videogame, and you try and beat it the first day by playing it 15+hours straight, because that wouldn't have much of an affect on your body.
But when you constantly play day after day, hours without stop, you could get long term affects such as hearing loss, poor eyesight, and coordination and balance loss.

[Cursed_Seall]

Originally Posted by Xarouk

But when you constantly play day after day, hours without stop, you could get long term affects such as hearing loss, poor eyesight, and coordination and balance loss.

I call that World of Warcraft, those people can't stop -.- I tried it once it just kills too much time off the life. That is true no life.

[Sejiru]

Originally Posted by Xarouk

I'd say that it could be considered a disease, from different points of view.
I mean, if you are severely addicted to them, and I mean play them for 10+hours everyday, that would deffinetly be considered a disease.
It's not like when you get a new videogame, and you try and beat it the first day by playing it 15+hours straight, because that wouldn't have much of an affect on your body.
But when you constantly play day after day, hours without stop, you could get long term affects such as hearing loss, poor eyesight, and coordination and balance loss.

... I do that though, the only other thing I do besides this and reading plus I get like 6 hours of sleep a night and it is by far no disease.

[Fake Death]

I heard it was an illness, not a Disease but in sense there the same but i do say it is an Disease/illness of sorts playing video games.

Meaning you want more and more of what your doing going online or playing for several hours ( like 10 hours or so? lets say? xD ) could affect how you sleep and eat and your brain and your eyes none the less because your thinking of how to beat that last level or something and when your bored you still play? neh?

It's Crack for the future with out the lighter.

[Cursed_Seall]

it only is an illness and diseases when you pull out the cosplays, and video game soundtracks

[Tenki382]

I'll admit it, I was addicted to FFXI for a good while. And I suppose I'm awful enough to say that sometimes I do dream about a game I'm playing...

But I think it's worse with MMOs; there is a much higher chance to get addicted and lose your life to. The interaction between "people" on the MMOs make them feel like they are socializing, even though we all know obviously they aren't.

Also, that can be said for any addiction. Alcohol, sex, drugs, videogames. It's all unhealthy if you do it in mass quantities. (granted, I hate to admit that with alcohol and sex...)

[Cursed_Seall]

Gaia is one lol >.> but i only play gaia to have long discussions and befriending people not this girlfriend online shiz, Unless i can actually meet teh person