Archive for the 'Psychology' Category

Is it actually known that video games are usually addicting ?

               Thursday, October 16th, 2008

The Postal Dude asked: I have been told that video games are addiction and that the ”time lost” playing them seriously afflicts the other accomplishments of that person, also that it affects the brain and temperment of the player. I usually see non- intelligent types playing the games in store, some actually look retarded [...]

What does it mean when you’re no longer interested in video games?

               Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Butterfly asked: You used to play video games a lot through out your teens(adventure, rpg, no gory crud just clean games for everyone). Well you’re 23 now and you decided to go back into playstation and bought ps2. You’ve played your old games again and played the new games. Now you’re just [...]

Does playing video games have the same effect on the brain as watching television?

               Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Origin asked: I’m not sure the details, but I know that watching television puts people minds in a very passive and receptive state. Since video games require interaction, does this change this?Gary