Yo Gamers

As usual, when I open our browser -- it goes straight to Yahoo.com .
Today, the entertainment news caught my attention. It is because their entertainment news is about an online game.

An online game that caused a couple to divorce.
The game is "World of Warcraft" or Wow. WoW is just like Ragnarok, Ran Online and other levelling games.

According to the news, the wife decided to divorce his husband because he began to be so addicted to the game that after coming from work, he sits down and play from 6:30 up 'till 3:00 in the morning. And during weekends, he would play from morning 'till night. The couple have been together since they were 13 -- and only an online game would seperate their ways.

Well I think as an adult, he must know his responsibilities and must not let things like that to bring him away from the real world. I am a gamer myself, and I know that fact that online game is addicting because it never ends

"They build it in such a way that you have to keep putting more and more
time into it to maintain your status. I remember thinking when I was married
that it was downright exploitative to people who couldn't control themselves
in that way. It's set up like a drug."

After reading the article, I laughed -- I am currently playing my first levelling game, Lineage 2. The first time I played it, it was not that fun -- but it drives you to play because you want to level up and get certain skills for your character. Although in my case, there are times that I can feel the game is already too repetitive, but there is something that won't stop me even thought it is repetitive --- and there you go -- it is what we call addiction -- a one step drug substitute.

Good thing that game was deleted when we reformated our PC. I was beginning to be found of playing it and I guess it will ruin my studies if ever it wasn't deleted!

Further reading regarding online games, I ran across an article that explains the addiction of people.

"According to the study authors, most computer games that males like to play
involve territory and aggression, explaining why men seem more likely to get
hooked. "

In the article, it was stated that some students from Stanford made a research. They found out that men are more likely to open the "active" spot in their brains that simulates them to play and play and later on get really hooked. Women also have this kind of active spot -- however it is some kind of recessive than males.

SO
I found these articles interesting because even a simple thing like an online game -- can make people go divorcing each other. It shows immaturity at one point and being an irresponsible person. Yes games are fun, but as a gamer one must try HARD to limit oneself because it is really addicting. Before starting to play an online game, be cautious -- if the graphics, and the overall concept of the game really, really, really attracts you -- beware

"I recognized that this was a game that would never end, and that's why I chose
not to play it" -- Jocelyn

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