Comments on: Kids addicted to gaming http://www.dgschwartz.com/2009/04/21/kids-addicted-to-gaming/ Writing, Speaking, and Consulting | Las Vegas, Gambling, and More | Formerly DieisCast.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:11:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Schopenhauer http://www.dgschwartz.com/2009/04/21/kids-addicted-to-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-62469 Schopenhauer Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:35:45 +0000 http://www.dieiscast.com/?p=2117#comment-62469 An interesting follow-up for anybody who cares is to read the book Playstation Nation by Olivia and Kurt Bruner. I am usually leery of 'psychology' books written by husband-wife teams, and this one turned out to be no exception to the usual light-handed approach to a serious subject matter. Filled with 'I am convinced' and 'I have no question' and 'I feel' statements, it is a mostly anecdote and gut-feeling driven book. But I still recommend reading it, especially if you can find it in the discount bin at Wal-Mart. Then again, if you have already fallen prey to this insidious epidemic, and have more 'screen time' than real life, you can see their videogametrouble.org. I am not particularly endorsing them or their lame 'research', but it is, maybe, easier to read than those darned hyper-academic articles by Don Ross and co.! An interesting follow-up for anybody who cares is to read the book Playstation Nation by Olivia and Kurt Bruner. I am usually leery of ‘psychology’ books written by husband-wife teams, and this one turned out to be no exception to the usual light-handed approach to a serious subject matter. Filled with ‘I am convinced’ and ‘I have no question’ and ‘I feel’ statements, it is a mostly anecdote and gut-feeling driven book. But I still recommend reading it, especially if you can find it in the discount bin at Wal-Mart.
Then again, if you have already fallen prey to this insidious epidemic, and have more ‘screen time’ than real life, you can see their videogametrouble.org.
I am not particularly endorsing them or their lame ‘research’, but it is, maybe, easier to read than those darned hyper-academic articles by Don Ross and co.!

]]> By: mike_ch http://www.dgschwartz.com/2009/04/21/kids-addicted-to-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-62468 mike_ch Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:09:12 +0000 http://www.dieiscast.com/?p=2117#comment-62468 This study has been attacked for poor methods: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/22/abc-news-polling-guru-slams-nimf-game-addiction-data This study has been attacked for poor methods:
http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/22/abc-news-polling-guru-slams-nimf-game-addiction-data

]]> By: slot machine http://www.dgschwartz.com/2009/04/21/kids-addicted-to-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-62467 slot machine Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:15:39 +0000 http://www.dieiscast.com/?p=2117#comment-62467 When I was a kid I was betting at the age of 12 at track and events. When I was a kid I was betting at the age of 12 at track and events.

]]> By: The Vegas Flea http://www.dgschwartz.com/2009/04/21/kids-addicted-to-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-62465 The Vegas Flea Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:54:45 +0000 http://www.dieiscast.com/?p=2117#comment-62465 When I was a kid, I played Atari non-stop until my parents made me stop to "get out of the house and get the stink blowed off me." lol However, I tend to think that gambling is more about the money than the activity. We don't put 20's in video poker machines for the graphics. When I was a kid, I played Atari non-stop until my parents made me stop to “get out of the house and get the stink blowed off me.” lol

However, I tend to think that gambling is more about the money than the activity. We don’t put 20′s in video poker machines for the graphics.

]]> By: Paul Shanahan http://www.dgschwartz.com/2009/04/21/kids-addicted-to-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-62464 Paul Shanahan Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:09:43 +0000 http://www.dieiscast.com/?p=2117#comment-62464 When I was in high school in the early 80's me and my friends would play Intellivision a lot. Intellivision was a popular video game counsel that had games like football, basketball, baseball, etc. and back then I thought the graphics looked great. I was playing some video game with my nephew a couple of years ago and the graphics were about 10000 times better than Intellivision. The graphics looked like they were coming out of the TV screen it was so real. When I was in high school in the early 80′s me and my friends would play Intellivision a lot. Intellivision was a popular video game counsel that had games like football, basketball, baseball, etc. and back then I thought the graphics looked great.

I was playing some video game with my nephew a couple of years ago and the graphics were about 10000 times better than Intellivision. The graphics looked like they were coming out of the TV screen it was so real.

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