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Online Gaming Addictive?

Posted by Zonk on from the pope-catholic? dept.

gihan_ripper writes "The BBC has a discussion on the addictive effects of online gaming. Reports come from Liz Woolley of Online Gamers Anonymous, and a gamer, Lynn Hall. Liz blames EverQuest for the 2002 suicide of her son Shawn, noting that game manufacturers hire employees with psychology degrees in order to make their games more addictive."

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  1. Addictive = Fun? by ABaumann · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, sure. When I like something a lot, I want to do it a lot. (see: sexual intercourse ) So, to some extent, everything fun has to be somewhat addictive.

    And about the hiring someone with a psychology degree to help make games more addictive? Come On! When has anyone heard of someone with a psychology degree getting a job?

  2. Re:Luckily WoW has no staying power... by DerWulf · · Score: 4, Funny

    This post brought to you by Sony Online Entertainment.

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