Video Games Are Addicting...literally
<div class="IPBDescription">Stumulates the brain much like drugs..?</div> <a href='http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20031104/ts_nm/tech_videogames_addiction_dc_5' target='_blank'>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor..._addiction_dc_5</a>
Meh. Thought you all might like this...
Meh. Thought you all might like this...
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17-26 hours a week?
Get it right!
40-60!
Get it right!
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Hmm, about 4 hours a day on weekdays (4x5=20) + about 12 total for the weekend gives a grand total of 32 hours. I'm spending approximately 20% of my time on the computer, OMG!
/me feels the need to start a seperate post about this "pressing" issue.
Although tbh what else is there to do? TV? Sure, IF there's something good on. Go out and play sports? Well let's just assume we all have sportsophobia. Go round a friend's house? Why when you can play against them on NS without leaving the room.
So... when I think about it not ALL of this 20% is playing... some of it is socialising (no, I do not consider THIS socialising since I don't really <i>know</i> any of you).
Yes, I am blatently an addict.
Ummm...about 30-40% of my time. M/W/F I usually spend about 9 hours a day. T/Th, I spend about 10-11 hours a day.
That's a lot of freaking time on the computer.
Ironically, since i've started going to college i've lost 10-15 pounds and am in better shape then ever. Despite spending 30-40% of my time on the computer. COOOL.
So yeah, that's why my post count went from like 600 Before college to 1600+ in college.
Plus I got realllly good with a CStrike Riot Shield.
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dont you mean the Klan?
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stupid kkk.. anyways
haha I rmember once when I played Cs for 24 hours with only bathroom and quick food breaks <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
By the end of the day I had awsome ratios like 86-6. I also had the biggest migran ever at the end of it all. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
but that was a long time ago.
@topic: I think I'm addicted. Seriously, I don't do anything else. I have only social contacts based on my classmates. I don't have a girlfriend. I have simply nothing else. Addicting, yes, but fun!!!
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"Game entertainment is not a classic media experience. It has a potency that offers a new psychological experience," Kline said, adding he could imagine violent experiences in games to spill over in real life.
Other scientists, who like Chee have carried out scientific surveys, said heavy games players were in fact sociable and not the pathological loners they are often made out to be.
Sociology Professor Holin Lin at National Taiwan University discovered many players were members of an online 'clan' to try to become more successful against opponents in the game. She also found many had relationships with clan members in real life.
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I like the way it says "Other scientists, who like Chee have carried out scientific surveys" thus implyign the ones who have actually done some research and know what they're talking about. Thank god some people are taking this seriously rather than just the "omg some kid blew away some other kids and he played mario lets ban all computer games" attitude we've had to put up with for too long.
And yes I beleive myself to be sociable, I work in a retial environment (posh expression for crappy supermarket job) so I'm constantly surrounded by colleagues and customers, I have friends who I go out with to my local where I am well known by the regulars and bar staff.
Gone are the days of the secluded geek teenager stuck in his mums basement or the anti-social depressive goth pyscho who everyone thinks is going to flip out one day. We are just like everyone else, I mean what the hell, the guy organising a LAN I'm going to is a 35 year old plumber.
Time for society to get a grasp and reality and see what gamers really are instead of sticking with the stereotypes.
but I only get to see her like once or twice a month.
3-4 hours a week for the gym?
What's a gym?
Is that some sort of new freeware game?
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Yeah, you walk to the kitchen, get a snack, and walk back.
I managed to play it for something like 3-5 days straight before finally losing consciousness in the middle of a conversation ^^;
i just barely reach 20 hours a week <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo-->
PSO's more the exception than the rule... I usually get out and about each day while doing gaming stuff too but I'd lose whole weeks to Phantasy Star Online ^^;
Smoke Nova, I demand your college trade networks with my college...so I can play more and get better pings <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->.
I like to play ns or work out when I am stressed. If I could, I would play it more. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> Between G/F, School, Homework, Friends, Family, JOB, and seks.............. ns only gets about 14 hours. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
EDIT: spelling
Ok, every day, I'm on the computer for at least 8, usually 10-11 hours. And that's every day, no exception. That means... I spend about 70 hours a week on my compy (almost 3 days a week non-stop). And yes, I need a life... But my life is on the net! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Su/M/T/W/R: about 6 hrs a day average, makes it 30 hours a week
F/Sa: I don't get on the computer on the weekends unless im REALLY bored (Im usually drunk before I get REALLY bored, so it doesn't happen much)
Of course, some days are more, and some days are less (this actually refers to time spent playing games, not total time on computer, I don't count that becuase I HAVE to be on the computer alot, darn ArcGIS program!)
You hit the nail. I live for RP. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
i just barely reach 20 hours a week <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
My friends record is like 18 hours straight on the pc.
Mine is like 17 hours, I basicly live behind my pc, but I have a really good shape, maybe that's because I breakdance allot or something. I do have a girlfriend where I hang out much lately..
But hmm, in vacations, if I don't have anything to do, I don't come out of my house for like 7 days, 17 hours on the pc :S
Help me <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
15.5kb/s downloads @ 3am!
YAY!
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What happens?
I dont play as much anymore, but that is only because I don't have as much time anymore(college), and that I surf around on these boards n webcomics. And stuff....
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You hit the nail. I live for RP. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Where you rp at and what type of rp? Mine was mid-evil. We also dealt with greek mythology quite a bit.
Edit:: Fantasy rpg I suppose. :O
Hmm maybe that's because 2 hours is spent getting everyone actually focused on the game... another two hours is usually spent whining at the GM, throw in half an hour for a Mountain Dew / Snack run...
From 4-11pm it's not worth being on the computer besides AIM or Microsoft messanger (or whatever it is).
They could open bandwidth like it was last year, but noooooo "We want to save money on bandwidth"....buncha jerk offs. There reason for limiting it: people were downloading to much of KaZaa last year...so they blocked it...I'd like to know why they blocked everything else too...
(20-80 hours during the summer on the comp (that'd be at home, not here))
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What happens?
I dont play as much anymore, but that is only because I don't have as much time anymore(college), and that I surf around on these boards n webcomics. And stuff....
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After some time you will paly 10 hours a day, DURING SCHOOL TIME. I currently have 4 hours of sleep max each night. This suxx. But I can't stop. I'm addicted,
Where you rp at and what type of rp? Mine was mid-evil. We also dealt with greek mythology quite a bit.
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I RP at two boards currently but mostly with my friends on AIM (gotta have the constant flow-in <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> ). I'm not really going to tell where... Heh. And no, it's sci-fi RP for me.
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Man, you can RP for hours and it'll feel like it's been 10 minutes.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Very very VERY true. I once RPed for 6 hours non-stop on AIM. Wow... <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Ahem, I'm not going to hijack this thread though... Sorry.