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Do you think that computer gaming is addictive, or are you unable to prise yourself away from your favourite games? Addiction can become very serious, especially as staring at a screen for a long time can lead to health problems like bad eyesight or RSI. Just take the case of David James (ex Liverpool goalie). He couldn't concentrate on his performance after becoming an addictee.
The floor is proverbially open.
The floor is proverbially open.
I used to be addicted, until I got B......, well, you know, THAT game. Now I'm just slightly hardcore. I only play when I'm awake.
Yes Gaming is addictive, the worst was Final Fantasy 7...I spent ages on it, then I realised it was so antisocial and gave up(I didnt want to lose another 4 weeks of my life). Other games are fun to play, Goldeneye one of them, Cannon Fodder another, Resident Evil Another, Driver....you get the idea, highly addictive. When I have exams I have to put the consoles back in their boxes(N64, Saturn, Playstation, SNES and Amiga) so I dont get distracted.
We, or I and friends, once played a giant Goldeneye game, all unlimited, until about 4:00am...
I think my body just wants it to be the weekend every day. Kinda like my mind!
I don't think that's so weird!
If I sleep slightly past the time I'm supposed to get up, I struggle. Maybe my body thinks if I haven't gotten up by 7am it must be the weekend, so it refused to function!
If I sleep slightly past the time I'm supposed to get up, I struggle. Maybe my body thinks if I haven't gotten up by 7am it must be the weekend, so it refused to function!
> Mind you I choose to go in for 7:30am, so that I
> can leave at 3:30pm, and half a nice long evening!
You're lucky! We can't do that because we have to be here during "normal" office hours, so that our clients can contact us if necessary.
I'd love to be able to do that, though, as I have real trouble waking up between about 6 and 10am. i know how stupid that sounds, but it's true.
If I need to be somewhere very early, such as when I went to pre-order my PS2, then I can do it; getting up at, say, 4am - 6am is really easy - I'll be wide awake. After about 10am, it's a similar story.
But anywhere between 6 and 10, and I have real trouble, no matter what time I go to bed.
I admit it - I'm weird.
> can leave at 3:30pm, and half a nice long evening!
You're lucky! We can't do that because we have to be here during "normal" office hours, so that our clients can contact us if necessary.
I'd love to be able to do that, though, as I have real trouble waking up between about 6 and 10am. i know how stupid that sounds, but it's true.
If I need to be somewhere very early, such as when I went to pre-order my PS2, then I can do it; getting up at, say, 4am - 6am is really easy - I'll be wide awake. After about 10am, it's a similar story.
But anywhere between 6 and 10, and I have real trouble, no matter what time I go to bed.
I admit it - I'm weird.
wookiee_monster wrote:
I am often up until 2 or 3am during the week, when I have
> to be up at 7am for work.
I usually make it into bed before midnight on a weeknight, though I was playing various Nintendo games with my wife until 2am last Saturday.
At least you get a hour longer in bed than me mornings, I have to get up at 6am! Mind you I choose to go in for 7:30am, so that I can leave at 3:30pm, and half a nice long evening!
I am often up until 2 or 3am during the week, when I have
> to be up at 7am for work.
I usually make it into bed before midnight on a weeknight, though I was playing various Nintendo games with my wife until 2am last Saturday.
At least you get a hour longer in bed than me mornings, I have to get up at 6am! Mind you I choose to go in for 7:30am, so that I can leave at 3:30pm, and half a nice long evening!
Shut up, and give me that controller back NOW! I'm warning you...
Yes, it is definitely addictive. Even though I should know better, I am often up until 2 or 3am during the week, when I have to be up at 7am for work.
It obviously depends on the game, but you often encounter that "just one more go - another ten minutes" mentality (well, I do...)
One minute it can be, for example, 11pm - and before you know it, it's 2am; several hours have passed in what seems to you to be a few minutes.
It can also affect your work - I've sometimes, on a fairly quiet day in the office, spent so much time thinking about where to go or what to do next in a game, that I've done next to no work, and had to stay on later to get things done.
In my case, I sometimes find that I get more work done when I'm really busy, because I have to focus and there's less time for my mind to wander.
Yes, it is definitely addictive. Even though I should know better, I am often up until 2 or 3am during the week, when I have to be up at 7am for work.
It obviously depends on the game, but you often encounter that "just one more go - another ten minutes" mentality (well, I do...)
One minute it can be, for example, 11pm - and before you know it, it's 2am; several hours have passed in what seems to you to be a few minutes.
It can also affect your work - I've sometimes, on a fairly quiet day in the office, spent so much time thinking about where to go or what to do next in a game, that I've done next to no work, and had to stay on later to get things done.
In my case, I sometimes find that I get more work done when I'm really busy, because I have to focus and there's less time for my mind to wander.
I wouldn't go as far as to say that it was addictive as such, there are no withdrawal symptoms or anything if you don't play. However, I think that the quality of some games keeps on bringing you back to play again. With a game that has a story, that unfolds as you get further and further into it, it seems to have the same effect on me as a good book would have. You'd just keep going back to it until you were finished with it.
Gaming is also fun, and, to me, is what I'd rather do than watch TV. So I spend a fair amount of time gaming, and would spend more, if I had it, but it's not due to any addiction, it's fun, and it's available now. It doesn't involve any extra cost like a trip down the pub does, so it's easy to start playing too.
Hopefully I've made some relevant points, but I'd like to hear other people views on this.
Gaming is also fun, and, to me, is what I'd rather do than watch TV. So I spend a fair amount of time gaming, and would spend more, if I had it, but it's not due to any addiction, it's fun, and it's available now. It doesn't involve any extra cost like a trip down the pub does, so it's easy to start playing too.
Hopefully I've made some relevant points, but I'd like to hear other people views on this.
Do you think that computer gaming is addictive, or are you unable to prise yourself away from your favourite games? Addiction can become very serious, especially as staring at a screen for a long time can lead to health problems like bad eyesight or RSI. Just take the case of David James (ex Liverpool goalie). He couldn't concentrate on his performance after becoming an addictee.
The floor is proverbially open.
The floor is proverbially open.