2. What is Video Game Addiction?
• Addiction is defined as “A primary, chronic
disease, characterized by impaired control
over the use of a psychoactive substance
and/or behavior.”
• People who play games compulsively and
avoid other responsibilities are video game
addicts.
3. What is Video Game Addiction
(Cont’d)
• Video game addiction is not an addiction that
is recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders.
• It shares many of the symptoms of other
addictions and is a rising concern.
4. Symptoms of Video Game Addicts
• Most non-school hours are spent on the
computer or playing video games
• Falling asleep in school
• Falling behind with assignments
• Worsening grades
• Lying about computer or video game use
• Choosing to use the computer or play video
games, rather than see friends
5.
6. Physical Symptoms That May Point To
Addiction
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Sleep disturbances
• Backaches or neck aches
• Headaches
• Dry eyes
• Failure to eat regularly or neglecting personal
hygiene
7.
8. Interviews
What are the affects of Video Game Addiction?
“It affects the same pleasure centers in the brain
that make people want to come back," said Dr.
Michael Fraser, a clinical psychologist on the
upper East Side and professor at Weill Cornell
Medical College.
9. Interviews Pt.2
• Can video game addiction be as addicting as
to alcohol?
"If you look at alcoholism and Internet
addiction, it's the exact same pattern of
behavior," agreed Dr. Kimberly Young, a
psychologist and founder of the Center for
Online and Internet Addiction in Bradford, Penn.
10. Interviews Pt.3
• Can Video Game Addiction be considered an
actual addiction?
• "There is nothing here to suggest that this is a
complex physiological disease state akin to
alcoholism or other substance abuse disorders, and it
doesn't get to have the word addiction attached to
it," said Dr. Stuart Gitlow of the American Society of
Addiction Medicine and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
in New York.
11. Seven Principles of Game Addiction
•Interactivity
• Customization
• Strong Identities
12. Seven Principles of Game Addiction
(Cont’d)
•Well ordered problems
•Games are pleasantly frustrating
•Games are build around the cycle of expertise
•“Deep and Fair”
13. Follow Up
• Unplugged: My Journey Into the Dark World
of Video Game Addiction
• You Know You're A Video Game Addict If
• Game Addiction: The Experience and the
Effects
14. Questions
• What did you learn from this presentation of
Video Game Addiction?
• Does anyone have any questions?
• Did this presentation, change your perspective
about the seriousness of Game Addiction?
