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Excessive internet use linked to depression, research shows | Technology | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 04 Feb 10 - Cached

a small proportion of internet users were classed as internet addicts and that people in this group were more likely to be depressed than non-addicted users.
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The mean age of the 18 internet addicts, 13 of whom were male and five female, was 18.3 years.
- Ed Webb on 04 Feb 10
  
  They found 18 adolescents who are somewhat depressed? Astounding!
  
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Ed Webb on 04 Feb 10

I call bullshit. Yes, you heard me - bullshit.

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YouTube - BBC Panorama: ADDICTED TO GAMES? - Part 1 of 2 - 2 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 07 Dec 10 - No Cached

Ed Webb on 07 Dec 10

See Part 2 also

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Brett Boessen on 08 Dec 10

Goodness. Love how they use WoW's own music against it...game addiction jujitsu!

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Bryan Alexander on 15 Dec 10

I gather that Panorama has gone downhill. And did have some fun poking at this on Infocult.

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Phasing Grace | Social Architecture and Virtual Worlds: Is Addiction the "Killer App"? - 1 views

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gaming simulation virtualworlds virtual_world opinion blog addiction

shared by Ed Webb on 09 Mar 10 - Cached

At war with World of Warcraft: an addict tells his story | Technology | The Guardian - 2 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 29 Aug 11 - No Cached

BBC - Future - Technology - Gamification: Is it game over? - 4 views

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Bryan Alexander on 15 Mar 13

Lots of dark stuff in there, from Skinner to addiction. Did the hype bubble burst?

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Gamification has issues, but they aren't the ones everyone focuses on - O'Reilly Radar - 1 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 15 Jun 11 - No Cached

Ed Webb on 15 Jun 11

Via James Schirmer on Buzz. As I commented there: This is quite sensible. Since I do want to dismantle capitalism, I don't agree with that bit. More subtly, I am concerned about the entrenchment of simplistic binary thinking in western, particularly US, culture, so "Game designers often like to see an epic battle between good and evil - even where there isn't one - but that's part of the charm" - for me that's a significant drawback. To the extent that a game includes an argument about how the world is or how the world should be, then reinforcing oversimplification (rather than the simplification necessary in any model of the/a world, be it a book, movie, academic article or game) is problematic. I like my myths/theories/stories multifaceted.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Via James Schirmer on Buzz. As I commented there: This is quite sensible. Since I do want to dismantle capitalism, I don't agree with that bit. More subtly, I am concerned about the entrenchment of simplistic binary thinking in western, particularly US, culture, so "Game designers often like to see an epic battle between good and evil - even where there isn't one - but that's part of the charm" - for me that's a significant drawback. To the extent that a game includes an argument about how the world is or how the world should be, then reinforcing oversimplification (rather than the simplification necessary in any model of the/a world, be it a book, movie, academic article or game) is problematic. I like my myths/theories/stories multifaceted.</div>

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