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Only 15% of Gamers are Internet Addicts
Huckster writes "Jeffrey Parsons - a doctoral candidate from University of Iowa has resently conducted a research on MMORPG addiction. It took a while to get the results - but they are now available.
The study found that about 15% of gamers meet the criteria for Internet addiction as provided by Kimberly Young, a leading researcher in Internet addiction. Using more strict criteria, a minimum of at least 10% of gamers met criteria for Internet addiction. Compared to national studies of Internet addiction, this numbers are somewhat elevated. However, given the sheer number of hours MMORPG gamers spend online (in comparison to the general population), even a 15% addiction rate is somewhat low.
To illustrate the point, the college student spends 10 hours on the Internet per week. The average MMORPG gamer (addicted or not) spends 20-25 hours per week just playing MMORPGs, and an additional 10-15 hours per week in other Internet use. In other words, MMORPG players are spending 4x as much time online as non-gamers."
It took a while to get the results...
Perhaps somebody was fooling around on the INTERNET when they should have been working?
Jeez, I'm one to talk...
Gotta do something to fill the void of loneliness. And sometimes a steady regiment of Hotpockets, Mountain Dew, and cigarettes simply won't do.
The other 85% are porn addicts.
I might know what I'm talkin' about, but then again, this is Slashdot...
Most Americans are addicted to driving their cars.
File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
I can quit anytime I want to! I just don't want to *twitch*
I was afraid I had a problem with my gaming...
You wanna know who the REAL internet addicts are? People at work posting on slashdot... using Google... etc, etc.. I bet they match the "criteria"
...I am reporting that most (more than 85%) of gamers have fantasized about Lara Croft and a bucket of chicken.
Film at 11.
Tough day? How about a free Mac mini?
an internet study on internet addiction? Not sure the volunteers will really be a representative cross-section.
Besides, most of the MMORPG addicts were too busy playing to take the 5-10 minute survey.
This comment was generated by a squadron of trained super elite albino ninja chickens for you.
Women gamers were more likely than men... to have children
In other news, male gamers are more likely to pee standing up.
...are food addicts, sometimes eating as much as 3 times per day, or even more! And don't even get me started on O2 dependance.
I heard one of the employees talking about the guild he runs. 200 members, and he plays Den-mom kicking members off that don't play weekly.
Man I wish I had the time to play games weekly. Parenthood REALLY puts a crimp on the time you call your own.
"Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus."
the other 85% of gamers are porn addicts
I spend all my free time playing Duke Nukem Forever on my Phantom console.
I'm not good in groups. It's difficult to work in a group when you're omnipotent. - Q
My god! You hit on it without even realizing. WORD ADDICTION! I use words all the TIME! I'm using them right now!! I've got to stop .. augh! I did it again! Okay okay, I'm stopping now. Really. Come on Ike, STOP!!
Oh noooooo .. I'm addicted ...
It's not a lie. It's the truth with lossy compression.
Damnit you fool, we were counting on you last night. You totally missed out when we took down the Commander and Highmane. BTW, I've got a great epic mace for you when you log in next.
Casca
I get about 40 hours of sleep per week. I don't know if I am addicted to sleep, but I sure am tired! (and sleepy)
By that time, you've grown old, wife left, dog died.. etc.
So in a few years, we'll have to suffer through MMORPG themed country songs?
>> his mom (who should clearly kiss his a*s out, but that's another story...)
and one we don't need to hear, thank you.
The average MMORPG gamer (addicted or not) spends 20-25 hours per week just playing MMORPGs, and an additional 10-15 hours per week in other Internet use. In other words, MMORPG players are spending 4x as much time online as non-gamers."
Wow! People wwith a hobby of online computer games spend more time online than people who have other hobbies. Now if only someone would do a study to find out if people with gardens spend more time outside than those with high definition TV's.
Who has the time to be both.
pfft, a pail is for n00bs. i've got a catheder hooked up directly into my bladder, running out the window to ... well ... i guess i don't really know what's out there, whatever it is, someone has the brightness on it turned up way too high.
either way, a pail is stupid. i mean, eventually you're going to have to get up and empty it, a problem i don't have, and the smell ugh. how someone who hasn't showered for three weeks straight could possibly tolerate the smell of their own piss is beyond me.
You know what, I was gonna say 1985, but I thought that would make me out to be a perv. However, based on my calculations, that makes those girls 20 this year (was a tough one). I'm 25 so according to the accepted formula 25/2+7=19, I'm good for those 1985 babes.