What causes "internet gaming addiction"?

The causes are really not clear about internet or gaming addictions because, in part, it is a such a new technology. But I think that we're going to find that it essentially holds the same dynamics that cause many other addictions. The key issue is the social environment such as the availability of the monitor, the screen, the access to the internet, or the little handheld games that you can buy and win. You have conflicts and you feel good at the end of a particular evolution in the little game, and this is what causes gaming addiction. Again, the causes of the gaming addictions are that similar to alcohol they're immediate, and predictable. If I'm bored and I reach for a computer addiction or a little game I know I can change my feeling quickly, efficiently, effectively and predictably, right away. I don't have to wait to go and play basketball. I can change the way I feel and my mood state, immediately, through a machine. For more information go to http://www.aaalternatives.com

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[matchbox555]

if you zoom in on his degree on the wall it says

"Bachelors in internet gaming addiction studies"

[llamascanplaynitendo]

@UcantResistClicking0 no, your not i hae a freind that used to play 12 hours a day for 3 years. thats addiction.

[UcantResistClicking0]

I've been playing WoW for 5 years. Am I addicted?

[KyanisSunweaver]

This guy is talking through his ass. Older people just can't accept that tech is taking over.

[CyberrPolice]

why do i stutter?

[xXSauronXx2992]

What causes "internet gaming addiction"? nothing does, it's a fictional propaganda forged in the minds of the older generations that can't accept newer generations favourite new found technology hobbies...

[iliescosmin]

The cause is : They do not have a real-time save option ( I mean to save raids and continue at the next time you get on ) Thats the cause ^_^

[MediocreGamers]

nah clearly not.

[smoke28ashes]

well..!!!!

it seems really interesting..!!!

[ALXD1974]

What causes "internet gaming addiction"?oh cmon......its obvious....IT GIVES YOU PLEASURE..