Mar 29

MMORPG Addiction

Help for an MMORPG Addict?: An interesting conversation over at Slashdot.

A friend of mine has had what many of us (his peers) are starting to consider a serious problem that we are becoming very worried about. He is addicted to World of Warcraft, and not in the same way the rest of us are. While most of us are able to disconnect from the game to take care of our own affairs, he plays to the exclusion of his friends, his job (he calls in sick a lot, it is starting to get noticed) and his life. How do you help someone who is actively throwing their whole life away to play a game?

by Deane   March 29, 2006 9:53 PM   |
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by Peter Crackenberg,   March 30, 2006 10:59 AM  

Are MMORPGs really an addiction? A few thoughts from Nick Yee of the Daedalus Project:

Problematic Usage
A New Disorder is Born

I'm not entirely convinced, so I don't know how well traditional addiction relief measures will work with this.

But then again, I could just be in denial because I play more WoW than I should. ;)

by billbo,   March 30, 2006 12:29 PM  

sew there eyes shut

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