1. Video Games Can Be Addictive Addiction is defined as "The condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or involved in something."â Anyone who has really been into video games has experienced this. Kids and adults alike think about getting home and playing games. They also spend a great deal of time reading gaming magazines, participating in online gaming forums, looking for future game releases, and of course, spending countless hours playing games. When they aren't doing any of these things, they're wishing they were.
2. Video Games Can Be Expensive It cost a lot of money to stay current with the latest video games and hardware (console and/or computer). Many gamers spend all of their money on gaming. For example, it's not uncommon for a gamer to have 50-100 games that cost $40-$50 each. They also often have at least 2 different game consoles and 1 high-end PC. This can easily add up to thousands of dollars a year to maintain a typical gamer's habits.
3. Video Games Can Hurt Relationships There's often a direct correlation with the amount of time spent playing video games, and the amount of time spent engaging in a quality relationship. In the most extreme example I could find, there was a couple that was so consumed with playing video games that they ended up neglecting their 3 children â" to the point that they were malnourished, naked, and covered in their own feces. Although that's an extreme case, I still think there's something to be said about people who spend the majority of their free time playing video games. My guess is that they're probably not dating or pursuing a meaningful relationship in their free time.
Update: A reader brought to my attention an online group dedicated to loved ones who have been affected by their partner's addiction to World of WarCraft (WoW). Their description includes the following
Do you have a loved one that plays World of Warcraft so much that you feel like you are a widow? This group isn't just for wives, but for anyone, husbands, girl or boyfriends, mothers, fathers, sons or daughters, or anyone that has had a relationship effected by this addictive game.
4. Video Games Can Be Distracting Avid gamers are similar to people who smoke a lot of marijuana â" in that they don't get much done. Reading a good book, taking care of bills, writing an article, inventing something, mowing the lawn, etc... are simply not a priority when it comes to getting to the next level or finishing a game. Many gamers have things they would like to do in life, but they never get around to it, because they spend so much of their time playing games. Then, when they do have time to work on one of their projects, they're too tired to do it, because they stayed up till 3am playing a game.
5. Video Games Can Rob You Of Real Life Experiences Instead of taking a trip, mountain biking, or hanging out with friends at a cafe, gamer's spend their time in a virtual reality. Whereas real life experiences bear long lasting friendships and memories, videos games do not. The only pictures that come from video games are screenshots, and the memories that are created from playing those games are ultimately meaningless. Living means interacting, growing, learning, teaching, and loving â" none of which can be accomplished in the virtual wasteland of video games.
you must all quit!! its for the better good! we are all shadowed by the REAL armorgames! they want profit, the advertisements are the only thing they care about, they couldnt care less about you all, and its the truth! but they need you all to keep profit! that is why they try to convenience you into "gaming"! its the blind truth that you all must come to realize! the moderators are nice people used as puppets! end it! its for the better good! a brighter future for you all! down with ArmorGames! RISE AGAINST, they cannot stop it!
so yea its been tested that its addictive but come on if u way 500lbs from sitting around playin video games then u have no life. but not many ppl are actually like that... i hope
well i actualy agree with him untill he started talking about FUCK US ALL and stuff and how we have no lives i just play games while instant messaging or when i'm making plans to go to the center and hang with friends, gaming is not a big deal and this thread should not be locked it's an open debate so i say the dude should come back an DEBATE (but we are indeed in the wrong section :]
Games can be addictive. If you weigh 300 pounds, stay inside all day, and play video games! I play video games every day. But my mom doesn't let me play for hours and hours because she doesn't want me to become fat and lazy! So yes video games are addictive, but they're fun to play. I play it with my brother, friends, and even my family on Rockband! Video games will never go away. And that loser Jack Tompson, who is trying to ban video games, will never win. He is being sued for making false charges on the Sims 2. He said that there was full nudity, even though they just use pixels to block everything out.
