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What is the Video Game Craze?

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crazy about video gamesVideo game enthusiasts are a unique group of people. You will seldom find people who are more devoted to a hobby. Video game enthusiasts clear their calendars for the release of their favorite games and play them with their gaming friends for hours upon hours. This is all good and well so long as the habit remains a hobby. But when it begins to resemble an addiction, problems are sure to arise. Video game addiction is a rising trend in North America and it has very serious consequences. For those who love video games, a hobby or an addiction are the only ways to identify their condition.

Those who play video games as a hobby are doing nothing wrong. Video games had a bad reputation for many years as a growing number of concerned parents were blaming them for their children’s health problems. This concern has become more about parents supervising how their children spend their time than an attack on video games. The first generation that had access to a number of video games grew up with them and proved that they are for adults just as much as they are for children. It was this generation that became the first mature hobby gamers. In moderation, playing video games is perfectly healthy, and has actually proven to increase hand-eye coordination.

The problem exists when hobby turns into addiction. A video game addiction is distinct from a hobby in that the level of excess it is taken to is out of control. Video games have been found to have the same effect on the brain that gambling and sex have in many ways, and those who become genuine addicts are unable to restrain themselves. A video game addicted person invests excessive time, money and energy into their video game addiction to the point that they are neglecting their personal relationships, vocations and life responsibilities. Someone who has taken their love of video games this far may be in need of professional intervention.

Video Game Obsessed

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video game addictionHave you ever spent the larger part of a day playing video games without even noticing the time passing? Have video games ever given you extreme vocal or physical reactions? Does life around you become a non-reality as you go deeper into your game world? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you may be obsessed with video games.
Every gamer has their favorite games. Perhaps yours is Halo, World of Warcraft or Everquest. Regardless, if you can attest to total immersion into your game world, you are in deep. And you are not alone. Gaming is a 10.5 billion dollar industry that over 67-percent of households in America invest into. Gaming used to be thought of as a kid’s hobby, but today, the average gamer is in their mid thirties.
Video games first became available to Generation X kids and teenagers, and continued in popularity onto Generation Y. Video games were originally marketed to kids, but the original kids who had them grew up to keep them as a hobby. Those who are currently in their mid-thirties (late Generation X) have grown up with every phase of mass marketed video game technology in history. One might say they are old pros at gaming.
For some people, gaming is simply a hobby. It serves as a good pass time on bad weather days, or at the end of long days it can be a way to wind down. Some people play video games in place of watching television or movies, so they are not spending as much time in front of a screen, relatively speaking. Video games have been proven to increase a person’s hand eye coordination, so they are not without their benefits.
However, for other people, video games are life. These are the people for whom terms such as ‘World of War Crack’ and ‘Never Rest’ were created. There are people who literally forego sleep for days in order to game without stopping. They are hostile toward anyone who tries to interfere with their gaming, and they become emotionally involved in games as if they were reality. People like this are actually experiencing an identified addiction, and should most likely find an addiction rehabilitation program if they cannot bring their gaming obsession under control.