I used to put in 40 hours a week, but now I it slowed down to 10-14 hours which I think is much better...I love video games, but too much can be bad for me. Now if you can pull 30 hours or more and still can balance life and be Social...more power to ya because there are Multi-taskers out there.
Not boasting but im smart in major subjects but ever since skyrim came i find it hard to revise for my science test as its in 4 weeks and thats why i have searched this. Not joking sleep eat skyrim sleep eat skyrim
@shted224 its not gonna get any better.. im trying to quit completely after 15 yrs of nonstop gaming daily... very tough - grades and potential will be affected definitely
I play games probably 20 hours a week. I refuse to call myself a addict. I have a life! I'm in college, working full time, work out, have a hand full of great friends I see on a daily basis. If gaming affects your lifestyle in a negative way then there is a problem. But if your not hurting anyone including yourself and you are happy then do what makes you happy and don't listen to what other people think. People love to control others. Live your life the way you want to. Whatever that may be.
i had this problem i played games since i was born. when i stopped i felt unreal then soon back to normal but i had social problems..then i found an alternative route to actually stop playing daily then i became a happy person in all department. i think im going to play games when i retire when im alone with the old in the old peoples home.play games until im a gran
i had this problem i played games since i was born. when i stopped i felt unreal then soon back to normal but i had social problems..then i found an alternative route to actually stop playing daily
Video game "addiction" can not be compared to being 'high'. A drug addiction is physical. A video game "addiction" is mental. It lies within the mind, not within the game. The power this "addiction" has is only as big as it is given by people.
@TheGreatMightyPoo1 This is a common mistake, "mental" addictions such as gambling are physical as well: if your familiar with the "rush" that comes from succeeding in sports, academics, relationships and even games then you're familiar with the chemicals that your own body produces in order to push you towards achievement.
These chemicals are a "natural drug" that in fact cause physical addictions to "mental" activities.
I have a gaming addiction, this has been going on for the past two years, I used to very popular before I started playing Online MMO's then I switched to Xbox and in all the two years I have lost all my friends, I struggle with conversations, I don't have a girlfriend I can't seem to get a job because my social skills are now non existant and I don't exercise at all anymore and I chose to play games rather than revise everytime.
Idiots, you don't get addicted to games unless you have an addictive personality. I'm plyaing WoW right now and I play it once a week for 2 hours tops.
i like how people say im addicted to xbox, yet most adults i know sit on their asses all day and watch tv, seems like when most of the population, mostly adults are addicted to television..its suddenly ok but when us kids/teenagers wanna play video games while the adults watch tv ..uh no we cant have that something must be done..."lets complain about pointless things that our children may be experiencing/enjoying..hopefully we can get money off this."
Rofl so true, i keep saying : "What's the fucking matter if i like playing video games? I will do whatever the fuck i want it's MY life and if you disagree well you can go fuck yourself"
Addict is the wrong word for this. You could call tv an addiction most people sit in front of the tv all day and night and watch crap. I do the same just with video games yet i am still going to class and earning my bachelors in game production.
Video game addition is not new he'll don't millions of people play black ops or mw2 bbc2 halo? They still have lives and they think it's like taking drugs? Really
I broke my addiction when I was in highschool. My hard drive for my system got wiped. Sure I was bummed and angry for a while but eventually you just don't care or concern anymore. It's just a game it's no real achievement to my life today. Most of my colleagues though haven't passed that phase yet and sometimes it can get rather annoying. I was focusing in a law major but dropped it for an ROTC. Now that I look back I can't help but feel some pity, envy, and anger.
Tsk my mother thinks I'm addicted..she thnks since she got me the first playstation why I play a lot...I play a lot cause its fun..I can quit if I want to..I just DON'T want to..duh -.-..n besides..the more she try to make me quit..the more ima keep playing..tsk..
I honestly, as a gamer, do think video gaming can become an addiction and I think it happens more so than people think it does. I agree that it has become more abundant in recent years due to the developments in the home console and online play market. I personally enjoy arcades and portable systems the best because I feel it is easier to manage a normal AND diverse lifestyle around them.Also, I feel I am given a better chance to socialize and meet new people in real life.
@DumpsterDiversX2 I find it a way to not deal with idiots in real life. In real life the idiots and popular people get rewards. Here, we want to have a sense of freedom with our own rewards. Not put up with society and it's status quo.
of course its moving faster than movies and music. video games are like interactive movies, its called technology and advancing, instead of just watching a movie u get to be IN the movie, get with the fucking times you old hags. and its not an addiction, gaming is competitve just like any sport, except its a video game, noone cares about kids "addicted" to football, video games are EXACTLY like sports, the only difference is instead of improving your physical skills, your improving your mental
@fezzzer9 hmmm more or less, just that youre sitted in front of a tv/monitor doing nothing nut sitting there mashing buttons like a fat bastard with diabetes... i guess you cant have it all in this life.
PD:its a joke idiot, you improve nothing with videogames, theyre just funner andive seen that you improve your reflexes.
@fezzzer9 chess is way harder in starcraft you can simply use cheats, you cant "cheat" in chess, btw i DO play videogames, i have +805 hours of gameplay on record. i just hate ppl that think videogame addiction is good.
@jose9758 yes you can, you can throw the board at the wall and go play mario with the time you would have spent trying to figure out how many spaces the horse can move
I blame online gaming, internet and the videogaming industry for this addiction. They all have their responsibiliyu to take but they don't give a shit. They just want to make money. So it is up to the smartness of the user/gamer. Parents don't give your kids a console or learn some restriction. I remember in the 90's playing solo and it was real fun. Online creates more competition. Today kids grow up with the shits, we need some serious restriction with the net/technology or we will all die.
there suggesting video games should be completly whiped of the face of the planet like its a hardcore drug...its all in moderation i usualy play cod 4 and i usualy play after school or after im done hanging out with my friends at like 11 at night and ya i think about games sometimes but its because there fun..iskateboard alot but im not addictied...the fact is video gaming is unetractive to many people and therefor they just think gamers are miundless gaming zombies
ah i played WoW and i was addicted IN A SPECIAL WAY i was not addicted but i high goals like i said to my self " i gonna get lv 20 in 3 days" foreksample BUT i got sick of wow (boaring) oh and i reached lv 70!
I think its more of just having nothing else to do. I game alot right now and im not in school or have a job...but when I was in school and had a job I could easily just not play. I just need to find something to do or ill just keep playing the game, also its winter now so i cant play sports in the summer im cool on the game cause I just play ball....but damn it sucks thinkin im addicted but idk.i got some symptoms but when i need2 or have something else 2do I DO stop so I cant say im an addict
Im a HARD gamer and Id like to say im not addicted but i dont trust myself and I scare myself sometimes. I LOVE sports games but I also play em in real life. If theres ever a point where I dont get out and exercise ill force myself to. I like sports games cause I can actually do that in life, i never got into science fiction games....and im glad i havent.....................
I play PC Online Games allot cuz Fps games with voice chat are extremely fun: Left 4 Dead 2, Counter Strike Jailbreak, Modern Warfare. It's just soooooooooo damn fun. Oh and Habbo Hotel I love too. The casinos in Habbo Hotel, betting goldbars. I love it
I really, really don't understand how people get addicted to these games. I'm with people that defend gaming, and I love it. I want to game for the rest of my life if I can. But shit... How do people get so hooked so easily? And they end up staying at home for days at a time... Ignoring their family/friends and even their health... I'm sorry, but there are more weak-willed people on this planet than I had imagined. Game, but don't be a jackass! When it's time to get off, get the fuck off!
It's definitely an addiction ever since the early nineties. It makes you really impulsive about playing. The main problems though are lack of social skills/social life and physical health. It's no where near as bad as mind altering substance addiction.
I can't wait until reality is phased out and our lives become one big video game. We'll have microchips surgically installed in our brains from birth. Every day will be one big badass playground. Want to be a sniper for the army? Done. Slay dracula? Done. Command a star fleet? Done. Be a dragon and kill off all your enemies? No problem.
Until then, I have to deal with this mundane world...
I used to be a game addict (wow), I played as soon as I came home from school till dinner, and after dinner to 2 am in the morning. I drank like a litre red bull a day xD. I was addicted for 3 years and in that time I lost almost all my friends and screwed up my family.
I quit gaming now for a year and I am working hard to get my life on its normal tracks!
I just wanted to say to all game addicts, Stop it! before you damage youre life too much
If you like war and FPS games and want to partially get away from it, you may want to try paintball, I used to play sevral hours a day in cod, now I spend most of my time in paintball, it's a fun and athletic sport to play. I'd highly recomend this
I play shit loads of games like around 60 hours a week, though i can control it, if my mom asks me to go outside i just say "Just let me save" or "I'm just going to beat this boss" And then i go outside and hang out with friends, gaming is awesome, but it will never be able to control me! =)
rofl i just watched this and i saw that when girls were playing they had like 15 APM that made me lol hard , girls suck at video games , THEY ALL SUCK
then what the hell am i supposed to do then? what makes everything else "not addicting" if you look at it everything is addicting but is it really "addicting" because i play football and i have a 4.0 in school and on top of that i play over 50 plus hours of phantasy star online so is that being "addicting to video games? someone please answer!
What, so reading is any better? Where you read a story and do nothing else? Why not involve yourself in the story rather than imagine some bullshit that takes 10x as long.
I liked games before, i played 12 straight hours daily without eat, but now games like WOW i found it boring, i still play some COD but not like before.
ive pretty much realised that i'll forever remain a failure at life, so i'll just keep playing video games for the rest of my life. ive got nothing else going for me. at least when i play games i can escape the terrible outside world, and my own failures.
@Searcheur And you get alot of brain stimulating and reflex improvement you even get smarter find people to communicate too learn its great to play games i even recommend it but these old geezers make it just worse
.. I hate when 'gamers' talk about videogame addiction... at my best I used to play 12-15 hours a day and sometimes played 50+ hours straight. TIME WELL SPENT
people who are seriously addicted to video games need help for themselves, because the problem is obviously their addictive nature. they cant just play a fun game, call themselves addicted, and blame the games for their problems with relationships, life, etc. ive played wow and its not the virtual crack that some people make it seem like.
the whole idea of being addicted to games is so bs..video games is like tv..but ur actually interacting with ur in-game environment so its more productive.At school, one of my friends was actually trying to convinve me that drugs are better for you than video games, first thing that comes to mind is "yeah like teachers are going ot search my lockers to make sure im not smuggling video games around the school."
@Daemon000Prince i could understand ur friends point,weed chills u out. games make u angry/frustrated 2 where u throw controllers n cuss/sad/and whatnot.
@YouKnowItzTTime81 wth??? Weed and video games are completely different only thing that relates is that they can both make you addicted, I'm pretty sure if you spend 2 hours a day on video games u'll be better off than someone who spends 2 hours a day on weed heck even 5 minutes a day. Ppl who get pissed and throw their controllers around cuz of video games are freaks
So its like crack or weed just it's not illegal it doesn't have any bad side-effects ( its not non-social; if anything It's very social... I use to be the quiet shy person. Now I'm not that way at all.) Also in a way it builds character. Like perseverance and patience. Plus you really don't have much self-control or willpower if you cant stop playing a game and at least watch T.V..... But sense this is a problem for some people I will apology if I offended anyone.
COMME ONNN please dont turn this into addiction. GAMING is not an addiction fuck i see a 70 year old lady bitching about it being addictive wen she's doesnt even know what a game is.
i just play to meet other people and go on an adventure, games can give u much more then reality , like in th real life i can t drive like a maniac , cant shoot ... just the normal things :O and thats freeking borring
I'm a drugaddict alchoholic video game addict with a hooker wife and a small apartment..did I mention I'm unemployed? I sell runescape accounts for money. I'm happy tho
The Video Game Designer Industry needs to fully realize this addiction situation and stop feeding it and raise the bar on age limits, so at least our young stay off the video game corruption. This is a legitimate disease/addiction.
Has anybody doing these studies ever considered the money factor? It costs a LOT of money to buy drugs to feel good, the same if somewhat less to buy booze. Gambling is just as expensive & life wrecking as drug & alcohol addiction - basically a persons funds are poured into these but with WoW you pay $10-$50 for a copy (its £5/$10 to buy in the UK now but it said $50 in this old video) & a small monthly fee, then you have infinite access to a game that constantly rewards you.. Am I right?
Can anyone tell me why I cant hear people speaking? I only have sound when they are showing short clips of people playing, it goes silent the second they try to speak.
@KarlxMxN Try using headphones. I have the same issue - it seems to be fairly random with some videos where you can or can't hear something depending on the speakers you are using.
i stopped playing games and i now i feel the problems it made
I realized that gaming was the only constant activity that i do for entertainment and without it i cant find any thing to do i advice every one to leave games for real life
Gaming addiction is like a stimulis. It stimulates you when you play games and you enjoy it. I think if you can control it enough so that it isn't over powering you. The anti social part of gaming addiction isn't much of a concern, becuase of mics and live chat, but the health risks are very concerning and make sure that you get enough excersise dayly. Take my advice or not =D
this is true i was soo good at the first rachet and clank that i could play the whole first level blind folded. it was messing me up bcuz i couldnt study knwing the console it there, so my mom hide it away from me. i wish she could help me now bcuz im away and im afraid that i will play in excessive
this is true i was soo good at the first rachet and clank that i could play the whole first level blind folded. it was messing me up bcuz i couldnt study knwing the console it there, so my mom hide it away from me. i wish she could help me now bcuz im away and im afraid that i will play in excessive bcuz one i didnt sleep for 3 days bcuz of MW2
game addiction isnt bad, just make sure your'e health stays avarage and don't hurt other ppl, like when u have a girfriend and u game 24/7. but gaming is good because your'e doing something alot u like very much. and then u make good use of ur life. So it is NOT a wase of time, because life is about having fun, and if u have fun in gaming, then game!
@sientguy the reason why you could consider it bad is because video games bring instant gratification (plz dont say RPG s dont coz they do) and u end up with an entire generation who expects instant gratification in all secotrs of life. For example, fastfood industry is growing by the minute, kids drop out of school because it requires hard work... and many more examples. maybe u wont agree but at least think about what i am saying
@sientguy u can always look it up on google lol. but gratification is the feeling of happiness u get when u get a reward. its pleasure. so what i meant is taht kids expect this reward without working for it
My ex: I play video games alot the most i can get maybe 5 hours a day but rarely i love it but i always do my homework get good grades have awesome friends and im popular at school even with the guys who dont have good grades and they always laugh bout me playin' games alot because their not experienced all that well into it but they're getting it like the other day THEY asked me to download a game for them on IT so we can play LAN matches. I got to learn alot of ppl.
@juxmook IF u keep ur health avarage and make sure u dont hurt other people with ur habbit, like socially abanoding em, u can still be pretty addicted with that stuff in order
@sientguy addiction in any case is bad! It doesn't matter are u addicted to gaming, web browsing, sex, food etc. Gaming for some people is an escape from real life. When it becomes an alternative for reality, people start to function better in a game than in real life (loosing jobs not being able to socialize with society). I agree games are fun, but if gaming is your nr1 priority in life you have a problem. "Game Responsibly" There is more to life than gaming ; )
Totally beats watcing tv... I mean u can control wat your seeing. I play VG for about 7-8 hours a day, I'm 15,skinny male. I still go outside, I still chill and hang with my friends, and go to there houses and other shit. I have a gf. So I really don't see what people are so worked up about.
well it was all I had when kids weren't beating me up at school. I just looked at the bigger picture and the long run of where I wanted to e and what I wanted to be doing in the future.
wtf this shit needs to stop we all play 4 fun its fun but fuckin parents think its a problem my fuckin mom took me to counseling i mean come on!! counseling im just fine lol
I used to put in 40 hours a week, but now I it slowed down to 10-14 hours which I think is much better...I love video games, but too much can be bad for me. Now if you can pull 30 hours or more and still can balance life and be Social...more power to ya because there are Multi-taskers out there.
EricSchwin22 1 week ago
Game over YEEEAAAHHH!
MajesticMooseMovies 2 weeks ago
Its hard for me to get revision and sleep into my schedule...
TheLethem77 1 month ago
Not boasting but im smart in major subjects but ever since skyrim came i find it hard to revise for my science test as its in 4 weeks and thats why i have searched this. Not joking sleep eat skyrim sleep eat skyrim
shted224 1 month ago
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@shted224 its not gonna get any better.. im trying to quit completely after 15 yrs of nonstop gaming daily... very tough - grades and potential will be affected definitely
d3008 1 month ago
OoO...theres a gaming cafe?!?! i want one in my town!!!!
59Hellfire 2 months ago
I had a video game addiction too. silly. i know. So i made a light-hearted video of it on my channel
hirokx 2 months ago
this video doesn't help that much...vgahelp.com is a website designed for helping with video game addiction that kinda helps.
0xyC0tton 3 months ago
I play games probably 20 hours a week. I refuse to call myself a addict. I have a life! I'm in college, working full time, work out, have a hand full of great friends I see on a daily basis. If gaming affects your lifestyle in a negative way then there is a problem. But if your not hurting anyone including yourself and you are happy then do what makes you happy and don't listen to what other people think. People love to control others. Live your life the way you want to. Whatever that may be.
w1ndows1000 4 months ago
not going outside cause the graphics are shit
b2sfan 4 months ago
i had this problem i played games since i was born. when i stopped i felt unreal then soon back to normal but i had social problems..then i found an alternative route to actually stop playing daily then i became a happy person in all department. i think im going to play games when i retire when im alone with the old in the old peoples home.play games until im a gran
manlykblaze 5 months ago
i had this problem i played games since i was born. when i stopped i felt unreal then soon back to normal but i had social problems..then i found an alternative route to actually stop playing daily
manlykblaze 5 months ago
omg let people do what they want. if they want to play video games all the time thats their choice. damn
highviewsk8er 5 months ago
That CS scrub doesn't even have a mircophone.
kaboom6899 6 months ago
This is sooo old, if they thought game addiction was bad then, XD wow
PlayStation3MLB 6 months ago
Video game "addiction" can not be compared to being 'high'. A drug addiction is physical. A video game "addiction" is mental. It lies within the mind, not within the game. The power this "addiction" has is only as big as it is given by people.
TheGreatMightyPoo1 6 months ago
@TheGreatMightyPoo1 This is a common mistake, "mental" addictions such as gambling are physical as well: if your familiar with the "rush" that comes from succeeding in sports, academics, relationships and even games then you're familiar with the chemicals that your own body produces in order to push you towards achievement.
These chemicals are a "natural drug" that in fact cause physical addictions to "mental" activities.
MoltenPlastic 6 months ago
@MoltenPlastic
I see. Thanks for clearing that up.
TheGreatMightyPoo1 6 months ago
Hello guys,
I have a gaming addiction, this has been going on for the past two years, I used to very popular before I started playing Online MMO's then I switched to Xbox and in all the two years I have lost all my friends, I struggle with conversations, I don't have a girlfriend I can't seem to get a job because my social skills are now non existant and I don't exercise at all anymore and I chose to play games rather than revise everytime.
How do I get my life back on track?
blondbassist 6 months ago
@blondbassist
Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and play the game.
TheGreatMightyPoo1 6 months ago
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MoltenPlastic 6 months ago
press "4" for WOW
dec4032 6 months ago
I PLAY 15 HOURS A DAY BUT U NO WHAT IM FUKIN HAPPY SO WHO CARES
joeymike21 6 months ago
I am a game programmer and I hope these people who are addicted find help.
mdcjr10 6 months ago
Idiots, you don't get addicted to games unless you have an addictive personality. I'm plyaing WoW right now and I play it once a week for 2 hours tops.
WHOOSHer3 6 months ago
Wow, this girl is a true noob!
MultiMattStudios 7 months ago
the commentator is sooo clueless.
Britishdude1 7 months ago
lie is fear,true is hope,do not let the lies them take your hope for the better future.
DO NOT LET THEM YOUR FREEDOM!
gw2guardreal 7 months ago
2:05 Ha she got 2 and a half life left
trickstar250 7 months ago
to be honest id rather roll up a joint.
GmailJMS 7 months ago
Gaming is mostly Multiplayer gaming
Single player games is like reading a book or watch a movie in real life XD
TheHat3z 7 months ago
your life doesnt change if you have play all your life :D
d3vils4t4n 8 months ago
hardcore gamers call it WOW
counterstrike lvls called as MAPS XD
wtf did they live under a stone
RowlandSwartsenburg 8 months ago
hardcore gamers call it WOW
wtf did they live under a stone
RowlandSwartsenburg 8 months ago
I find it more enjoyable to play games at home then going out with friends, addicted? I think not
Blackout987 8 months ago
What's up with the sound?
SuperGhettoGamers 8 months ago
Internet gambling problems? How dumb would you have to be????
SecretRaptor 8 months ago
gaming is about the community... No friends to play with means no fun =(
MrBoomSonic 8 months ago
Kristine Greaves, I want to marry you.
mwells219 9 months ago
i like how people say im addicted to xbox, yet most adults i know sit on their asses all day and watch tv, seems like when most of the population, mostly adults are addicted to television..its suddenly ok but when us kids/teenagers wanna play video games while the adults watch tv ..uh no we cant have that something must be done..."lets complain about pointless things that our children may be experiencing/enjoying..hopefully we can get money off this."
Daemon000Prince 10 months ago
@Daemon000Prince
Rofl so true, i keep saying : "What's the fucking matter if i like playing video games? I will do whatever the fuck i want it's MY life and if you disagree well you can go fuck yourself"
Darkpirater 7 months ago
i jacked off to this video and i dont know why
jetsamjetsam 10 months ago
@jetsamjetsam trying to copy a top comment on a different video is just stupid
bleesev2 9 months ago
Addict is the wrong word for this. You could call tv an addiction most people sit in front of the tv all day and night and watch crap. I do the same just with video games yet i am still going to class and earning my bachelors in game production.
shureshot24 10 months ago
Video game addition is not new he'll don't millions of people play black ops or mw2 bbc2 halo? They still have lives and they think it's like taking drugs? Really
JohnnyKvatch 10 months ago
*badass voice*
You mean to tell me that my achievements are worth nothing?
Ive gone to hell and rescued Beatrice and defeated Lucifer..
Ive survived nuclear bombs and living in post-apocalyptic america..
Ive heriocialy held off an alien invasion and personally delievered cortana to the pillar of Autumn..
Ive lived in the ghetto, fought off cops and killed drug dealers and did death defying stunts..
And if your telling me, that that is worth nothing... ur a noob...
StuntedSnail 10 months ago 2
I broke my addiction when I was in highschool. My hard drive for my system got wiped. Sure I was bummed and angry for a while but eventually you just don't care or concern anymore. It's just a game it's no real achievement to my life today. Most of my colleagues though haven't passed that phase yet and sometimes it can get rather annoying. I was focusing in a law major but dropped it for an ROTC. Now that I look back I can't help but feel some pity, envy, and anger.
xxReaverXXCerberusxx 10 months ago
Tsk my mother thinks I'm addicted..she thnks since she got me the first playstation why I play a lot...I play a lot cause its fun..I can quit if I want to..I just DON'T want to..duh -.-..n besides..the more she try to make me quit..the more ima keep playing..tsk..
killacrash5 10 months ago
@Ferior i work at NASA... NASA > biology
MrRakah 11 months ago
@Ferior ya beceasue boilogjy is hard rofl... memrorize more thingsd please
MrRakah 11 months ago
@Ferior i guess you just dont have any smart friends... I can be your first
MrRakah 11 months ago
I honestly, as a gamer, do think video gaming can become an addiction and I think it happens more so than people think it does. I agree that it has become more abundant in recent years due to the developments in the home console and online play market. I personally enjoy arcades and portable systems the best because I feel it is easier to manage a normal AND diverse lifestyle around them.Also, I feel I am given a better chance to socialize and meet new people in real life.
DumpsterDiversX2 11 months ago
@DumpsterDiversX2 I find it a way to not deal with idiots in real life. In real life the idiots and popular people get rewards. Here, we want to have a sense of freedom with our own rewards. Not put up with society and it's status quo.
EmperorXaozx 7 months ago
looks like that one guy is now addicted to reading... where's that documentary?
MrRakah 11 months ago
of course its moving faster than movies and music. video games are like interactive movies, its called technology and advancing, instead of just watching a movie u get to be IN the movie, get with the fucking times you old hags. and its not an addiction, gaming is competitve just like any sport, except its a video game, noone cares about kids "addicted" to football, video games are EXACTLY like sports, the only difference is instead of improving your physical skills, your improving your mental
fezzzer9 11 months ago
@fezzzer9 hmmm more or less, just that youre sitted in front of a tv/monitor doing nothing nut sitting there mashing buttons like a fat bastard with diabetes... i guess you cant have it all in this life.
PD:its a joke idiot, you improve nothing with videogames, theyre just funner andive seen that you improve your reflexes.
jose9758 11 months ago
@jose9758 ever try starcraft ? its like an advanced game of chess
fezzzer9 11 months ago
@fezzzer9 chess is way harder in starcraft you can simply use cheats, you cant "cheat" in chess, btw i DO play videogames, i have +805 hours of gameplay on record. i just hate ppl that think videogame addiction is good.
jose9758 10 months ago
@jose9758 yes you can, you can throw the board at the wall and go play mario with the time you would have spent trying to figure out how many spaces the horse can move
Smash123458769 10 months ago
@jose9758 starcraft 2 with out cheating is like an advanced game of chess and video game addiction is good for you
fezzzer9 10 months ago
I blame online gaming, internet and the videogaming industry for this addiction. They all have their responsibiliyu to take but they don't give a shit. They just want to make money. So it is up to the smartness of the user/gamer. Parents don't give your kids a console or learn some restriction. I remember in the 90's playing solo and it was real fun. Online creates more competition. Today kids grow up with the shits, we need some serious restriction with the net/technology or we will all die.
royalsteven 1 year ago
there suggesting video games should be completly whiped of the face of the planet like its a hardcore drug...its all in moderation i usualy play cod 4 and i usualy play after school or after im done hanging out with my friends at like 11 at night and ya i think about games sometimes but its because there fun..iskateboard alot but im not addictied...the fact is video gaming is unetractive to many people and therefor they just think gamers are miundless gaming zombies
xxnewyorkxx1 1 year ago
ah i played WoW and i was addicted IN A SPECIAL WAY i was not addicted but i high goals like i said to my self " i gonna get lv 20 in 3 days" foreksample BUT i got sick of wow (boaring) oh and i reached lv 70!
gameboy699 1 year ago
I think its more of just having nothing else to do. I game alot right now and im not in school or have a job...but when I was in school and had a job I could easily just not play. I just need to find something to do or ill just keep playing the game, also its winter now so i cant play sports in the summer im cool on the game cause I just play ball....but damn it sucks thinkin im addicted but idk.i got some symptoms but when i need2 or have something else 2do I DO stop so I cant say im an addict
younghoush 1 year ago
Im a HARD gamer and Id like to say im not addicted but i dont trust myself and I scare myself sometimes. I LOVE sports games but I also play em in real life. If theres ever a point where I dont get out and exercise ill force myself to. I like sports games cause I can actually do that in life, i never got into science fiction games....and im glad i havent.....................
younghoush 1 year ago
I play PC Online Games allot cuz Fps games with voice chat are extremely fun: Left 4 Dead 2, Counter Strike Jailbreak, Modern Warfare. It's just soooooooooo damn fun. Oh and Habbo Hotel I love too. The casinos in Habbo Hotel, betting goldbars. I love it
MrVogelz 1 year ago
Poor reporting. FAIL
Kerventer 1 year ago
I really, really don't understand how people get addicted to these games. I'm with people that defend gaming, and I love it. I want to game for the rest of my life if I can. But shit... How do people get so hooked so easily? And they end up staying at home for days at a time... Ignoring their family/friends and even their health... I'm sorry, but there are more weak-willed people on this planet than I had imagined. Game, but don't be a jackass! When it's time to get off, get the fuck off!
VSonicBird 1 year ago
It's definitely an addiction ever since the early nineties. It makes you really impulsive about playing. The main problems though are lack of social skills/social life and physical health. It's no where near as bad as mind altering substance addiction.
HolySasquatchTurd 1 year ago
I can't wait until reality is phased out and our lives become one big video game. We'll have microchips surgically installed in our brains from birth. Every day will be one big badass playground. Want to be a sniper for the army? Done. Slay dracula? Done. Command a star fleet? Done. Be a dragon and kill off all your enemies? No problem.
Until then, I have to deal with this mundane world...
Maybe it's time for a girlfriend...
phirephate 1 year ago
2:12 Multipy by 3
JoeDSileo1988 1 year ago
I used to be a game addict (wow), I played as soon as I came home from school till dinner, and after dinner to 2 am in the morning. I drank like a litre red bull a day xD. I was addicted for 3 years and in that time I lost almost all my friends and screwed up my family.
I quit gaming now for a year and I am working hard to get my life on its normal tracks!
I just wanted to say to all game addicts, Stop it! before you damage youre life too much
daafthepaladin 1 year ago
Andrew doesn't read books. He STILL GAMES. LIESLIESLIES.
Tehevilpie 1 year ago
My addiction to video games made me beat my wife because I was so messed up in my head that I thought she was a vampire zombie warlock battlemage!
randombyday 1 year ago
im failing my finals courtesy of playing to much counterstrike!! and watching youtube..
Biznatched 1 year ago
If you like war and FPS games and want to partially get away from it, you may want to try paintball, I used to play sevral hours a day in cod, now I spend most of my time in paintball, it's a fun and athletic sport to play. I'd highly recomend this
WRSvideos 1 year ago
2:23 sexpert
wrmwrmwrm 1 year ago
I play shit loads of games like around 60 hours a week, though i can control it, if my mom asks me to go outside i just say "Just let me save" or "I'm just going to beat this boss" And then i go outside and hang out with friends, gaming is awesome, but it will never be able to control me! =)
sonickun95 1 year ago
lol Imagine that old womans advice when a guy calls and says "Help! Im addicted to Pwning noobs in cod!!
BloodSinVIII 1 year ago
rofl i just watched this and i saw that when girls were playing they had like 15 APM that made me lol hard , girls suck at video games , THEY ALL SUCK
Gardanos 1 year ago
then what the hell am i supposed to do then? what makes everything else "not addicting" if you look at it everything is addicting but is it really "addicting" because i play football and i have a 4.0 in school and on top of that i play over 50 plus hours of phantasy star online so is that being "addicting to video games? someone please answer!
sicknickmondo16 1 year ago
@sicknickmondo16 no, it is not.
JAXBAK29 1 year ago
I completely agree with the woman playing the piano its all on the person.
SleepingxWithxGhosts 1 year ago
dont play hardcore with the noob toob
midgety1 1 year ago 12
What, so reading is any better? Where you read a story and do nothing else? Why not involve yourself in the story rather than imagine some bullshit that takes 10x as long.
MrAnomanom 1 year ago
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bombasticyouth 1 year ago
Frankly.. if your not feeling satisfied with a game... it must be a bad game.
I mean - isn't a game supposed to be fun? And isn't good games something you dive into?
Doesn't sound really an addiction to me - just a Love.
boiper 1 year ago
I liked games before, i played 12 straight hours daily without eat, but now games like WOW i found it boring, i still play some COD but not like before.
elchippe 1 year ago
ive pretty much realised that i'll forever remain a failure at life, so i'll just keep playing video games for the rest of my life. ive got nothing else going for me. at least when i play games i can escape the terrible outside world, and my own failures.
southsydney 1 year ago
@southsydney what a life.
MrZombieLover 1 year ago
@MrZombieLover exactly
southsydney 1 year ago
@southsydney
i agree. plus when you play video games you get a sense of achievement.
Searcheur 1 year ago
@Searcheur And you get alot of brain stimulating and reflex improvement you even get smarter find people to communicate too learn its great to play games i even recommend it but these old geezers make it just worse
CNightmare2 1 year ago
whats this amateur documentary??
ReturnOfJackDawson 1 year ago
@ReturnOfJackDawson This is an amateur documentary video, known to gamers, as shit.
Mykayel 1 year ago
.. I hate when 'gamers' talk about videogame addiction... at my best I used to play 12-15 hours a day and sometimes played 50+ hours straight. TIME WELL SPENT
Hammerheadiii 1 year ago
lol @ the total noob narrator that doesn't know the dif between de_dust and de_dust 2, kudous to u buddy!
stumpy107 1 year ago
people who are seriously addicted to video games need help for themselves, because the problem is obviously their addictive nature. they cant just play a fun game, call themselves addicted, and blame the games for their problems with relationships, life, etc. ive played wow and its not the virtual crack that some people make it seem like.
sooiscrazy 1 year ago
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sooiscrazy 1 year ago
the whole idea of being addicted to games is so bs..video games is like tv..but ur actually interacting with ur in-game environment so its more productive.At school, one of my friends was actually trying to convinve me that drugs are better for you than video games, first thing that comes to mind is "yeah like teachers are going ot search my lockers to make sure im not smuggling video games around the school."
Daemon000Prince 1 year ago
@Daemon000Prince i could understand ur friends point,weed chills u out. games make u angry/frustrated 2 where u throw controllers n cuss/sad/and whatnot.
YouKnowItzTTime81 1 year ago
@YouKnowItzTTime81 wth??? Weed and video games are completely different only thing that relates is that they can both make you addicted, I'm pretty sure if you spend 2 hours a day on video games u'll be better off than someone who spends 2 hours a day on weed heck even 5 minutes a day. Ppl who get pissed and throw their controllers around cuz of video games are freaks
pwnage332 1 year ago
wow -boring
counter strike? how can you get addicted to it? haha cant play more than 1-2 hours its too boring
selearemus 1 year ago
FUCK! i just put all my games on a microwave. and watch it die :(!
i jsut bunred money :(
wortheirlemon 1 year ago
Thumbs up if your moms call/called you addicted to gaming.
EpicNinjaGuy123 1 year ago
man why so manny people play wow? i can't stand that game on youtube let alone playing it sucks
andrey91pireu 1 year ago
So its like crack or weed just it's not illegal it doesn't have any bad side-effects ( its not non-social; if anything It's very social... I use to be the quiet shy person. Now I'm not that way at all.) Also in a way it builds character. Like perseverance and patience. Plus you really don't have much self-control or willpower if you cant stop playing a game and at least watch T.V..... But sense this is a problem for some people I will apology if I offended anyone.
NitroNikk 1 year ago
known to serious gamers as WOW? its just an abbreviation, jeez.
"The United States of America, known to serious politicians as USA."
destroyallnerds 1 year ago
just found out that after playing catcher on baseball for some reason i get better at multiplayer shooting videogames lmao
BigHashTouraj 1 year ago
COMME ONNN please dont turn this into addiction. GAMING is not an addiction fuck i see a 70 year old lady bitching about it being addictive wen she's doesnt even know what a game is.
safarsafar1234 1 year ago
i just play to meet other people and go on an adventure, games can give u much more then reality , like in th real life i can t drive like a maniac , cant shoot ... just the normal things :O and thats freeking borring
superstijn16 1 year ago
I'm a drugaddict alchoholic video game addict with a hooker wife and a small apartment..did I mention I'm unemployed? I sell runescape accounts for money. I'm happy tho
TxTairrinTxT 1 year ago
The Video Game Designer Industry needs to fully realize this addiction situation and stop feeding it and raise the bar on age limits, so at least our young stay off the video game corruption. This is a legitimate disease/addiction.
AmericasTeamNFL 1 year ago
@AmericasTeamNFL ... You didn't watch the video didn't you?
SamPD2 1 year ago
Has anybody doing these studies ever considered the money factor? It costs a LOT of money to buy drugs to feel good, the same if somewhat less to buy booze. Gambling is just as expensive & life wrecking as drug & alcohol addiction - basically a persons funds are poured into these but with WoW you pay $10-$50 for a copy (its £5/$10 to buy in the UK now but it said $50 in this old video) & a small monthly fee, then you have infinite access to a game that constantly rewards you.. Am I right?
andy7666 1 year ago
What if you're addicted to games, drugs and alcohol? Oh deary me..
andy7666 1 year ago
Can anyone tell me why I cant hear people speaking? I only have sound when they are showing short clips of people playing, it goes silent the second they try to speak.
KarlxMxN 1 year ago
@KarlxMxN Try using headphones. I have the same issue - it seems to be fairly random with some videos where you can or can't hear something depending on the speakers you are using.
andy7666 1 year ago
i stopped playing games and i now i feel the problems it made
I realized that gaming was the only constant activity that i do for entertainment and without it i cant find any thing to do i advice every one to leave games for real life
EgypTPHONIX 1 year ago
Gaming addiction is like a stimulis. It stimulates you when you play games and you enjoy it. I think if you can control it enough so that it isn't over powering you. The anti social part of gaming addiction isn't much of a concern, becuase of mics and live chat, but the health risks are very concerning and make sure that you get enough excersise dayly. Take my advice or not =D
jackotag 1 year ago 16
@jackotag Actually, I lost my appitite for gaming in recent years.
Odd really.
SamPD2 1 year ago
@SamPD2 its pretty much the same shit,fps city with beautiful graphics.u know what has the best graphics?LIFE
YouKnowItzTTime81 1 year ago
@YouKnowItzTTime81 True. Life does have the best graphics.
But not every game is the same damn thing.
SamPD2 1 year ago
video games are great :D
SoraGoku 1 year ago
this is boring im gonna go nuke boost on mw2 :P
cavedude80 1 year ago
great parenting
halomademepoor 1 year ago
I might be addicted..but its not a problem unless i want to stop=)
TeamFrostbiteTV 1 year ago
this is true i was soo good at the first rachet and clank that i could play the whole first level blind folded. it was messing me up bcuz i couldnt study knwing the console it there, so my mom hide it away from me. i wish she could help me now bcuz im away and im afraid that i will play in excessive
MrEndlessly 1 year ago
this is true i was soo good at the first rachet and clank that i could play the whole first level blind folded. it was messing me up bcuz i couldnt study knwing the console it there, so my mom hide it away from me. i wish she could help me now bcuz im away and im afraid that i will play in excessive bcuz one i didnt sleep for 3 days bcuz of MW2
MrEndlessly 1 year ago
........MONO!!
Xarimaru 1 year ago
Good Graphics! >.<
Gerberbaby922 1 year ago
game addiction isnt bad, just make sure your'e health stays avarage and don't hurt other ppl, like when u have a girfriend and u game 24/7. but gaming is good because your'e doing something alot u like very much. and then u make good use of ur life. So it is NOT a wase of time, because life is about having fun, and if u have fun in gaming, then game!
sientguy 1 year ago 33
my friend has put 7 months worth of hours into " Guild Wars "
and he sais he's not addicted .. if i say i'll erase his account he threatens to kill himself ...
CanadianChronic2121 1 year ago
@sientguy yea keep your health above average, In the green, above 70% :P
Kage999 1 year ago
@sientguy
Well said mate! Cheer!
Killergrayback 1 year ago
@sientguy the reason why you could consider it bad is because video games bring instant gratification (plz dont say RPG s dont coz they do) and u end up with an entire generation who expects instant gratification in all secotrs of life. For example, fastfood industry is growing by the minute, kids drop out of school because it requires hard work... and many more examples. maybe u wont agree but at least think about what i am saying
fuckcapitalism666 1 year ago
@fuckcapitalism666 i am not from england/america and still in school, can u explain the word gratification to me?? :S:S
sientguy 1 year ago
@sientguy u can always look it up on google lol. but gratification is the feeling of happiness u get when u get a reward. its pleasure. so what i meant is taht kids expect this reward without working for it
fuckcapitalism666 1 year ago
@sientguy true!
florismordor 1 year ago
@sientguy Yup. Nicely said.
My ex: I play video games alot the most i can get maybe 5 hours a day but rarely i love it but i always do my homework get good grades have awesome friends and im popular at school even with the guys who dont have good grades and they always laugh bout me playin' games alot because their not experienced all that well into it but they're getting it like the other day THEY asked me to download a game for them on IT so we can play LAN matches. I got to learn alot of ppl.
CNightmare2 1 year ago
@sientguy "Game addiction isn't bad..." are you fucking stupid?
juxmook 1 year ago
@juxmook IF u keep ur health avarage and make sure u dont hurt other people with ur habbit, like socially abanoding em, u can still be pretty addicted with that stuff in order
sientguy 1 year ago
@juxmook Way to read the first few words of the comment and immediately reply back with hate. LOL
FoundationsofPause 1 year ago
@FoundationsofPause Do I know you?
juxmook 1 year ago
@juxmook Irrelevant questioning.
FoundationsofPause 1 year ago
@sientguy addiction in any case is bad! It doesn't matter are u addicted to gaming, web browsing, sex, food etc. Gaming for some people is an escape from real life. When it becomes an alternative for reality, people start to function better in a game than in real life (loosing jobs not being able to socialize with society). I agree games are fun, but if gaming is your nr1 priority in life you have a problem. "Game Responsibly" There is more to life than gaming ; )
seezarorest 1 year ago
@sientguy I don't see my brain going to mush, and I play a lot of games. In fact, I'm smarter than most of the peers I meet.
ShaneCopseysTV 1 year ago
WTF is up with that hair! 4:41
Se7enBeatleofDoom 1 year ago
Old ass games
RedAvery1 1 year ago
Every summer vacation(2 months) I play 12-14 hours a day especially on the 2nd month but when the class starts I just play 4-5 hours at weekends.
2 months of addiction 10 months studying.
Swaaak 1 year ago
Vidiots! Go outside and do something worth a shit. Video addicts are scum. If you disagree, fuck you.
misterdesade 1 year ago
@misterdesade wow you're a noob .
mouland08 1 year ago
@mouland08 Uh-oh! Ya got me there, a-hawww!
misterdesade 1 year ago
@misterdesade i love vidoe games, and i excercise, i have a good social life. i take that as a compliment. i think ****ing is fun.
xXFirestar5Xx 1 year ago
@thezombiefromhell Super skinny =/= Good.
MitchellisAwesome 1 year ago
you can get addicted to any thing that gives you satisfaction
JustinGahl 1 year ago
Totally beats watcing tv... I mean u can control wat your seeing. I play VG for about 7-8 hours a day, I'm 15,skinny male. I still go outside, I still chill and hang with my friends, and go to there houses and other shit. I have a gf. So I really don't see what people are so worked up about.
sladesyd 1 year ago
well it was all I had when kids weren't beating me up at school. I just looked at the bigger picture and the long run of where I wanted to e and what I wanted to be doing in the future.
RottenEggCreations 1 year ago
@RottenEggCreations In the same boat here
Awesomeaphobic 1 year ago
They should just split the addiction into 2 sections:
1. Video game addiction
2. MMO game addiction
krakerinj 1 year ago
Not only that but Graphics been so reall would give a gamer like been there.
Alucardthedeadone 1 year ago
ahahaha videos games are gay why dont you kids go outside and party it up and do crazy shit instead of getting all greasy and shit
botheman8 1 year ago
@botheman8
because video games i personally think is more FUN then partying it up
sk8ordiekooks 1 year ago
what channel was this originally showed on?
rjomha67 1 year ago
lol you said it jordi
Rishvak 1 year ago
These are the gamers that had a problem. What about the other 95-98% that don't?
DezCursz 1 year ago
@DezCursz
yeah I agree
Swaaak 1 year ago
To me it's really fun.
PHILRYABKIN 1 year ago
wtf this shit needs to stop we all play 4 fun its fun but fuckin parents think its a problem my fuckin mom took me to counseling i mean come on!! counseling im just fine lol
XXTheappleXX 1 year ago
@XXTheappleXX I would normally yell at you for using incorrect grammar, but I completely agree
Pieishman 1 year ago
@XXTheappleXX
lol she took you to counseling what did they say and how did you respond
sk8ordiekooks 1 year ago
@sk8ordiekooks i just went with it i got free food
XXTheappleXX 1 year ago
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@XXTheappleXX
lol she took you to counseling what did they say and how did you respond
sk8ordiekooks 1 year ago
SERIOUS BUSINESS
jsn82 1 year ago
btw the redhead starcraft geek is kinda hot.
mwells219 1 year ago