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Rewind Wednesday – Video Game Addiction: Level 1

Digitally Numb: How Media And Video Games Desensitize Us

Last week, I wrote a series on video game addiction. If you haven’t had a chance to read my posts, you can catch up on them on my site. This week, I would like to shift gears and talk about another video game related topic, desensitization.

Video Game Addiction: Level 3

The problem with video games as a hobby is that the hobby doesn’t stop when the game is turned off. Magazines, web sites, and discussion boards further fuel what can easily become a second obsession, the video game culture itself.

Video Game Addiction: Level 2

I have witnessed the devastation of video gaming taken to the level of obsession. Which is to say the hobby taken to levels where a gamer’s health, relationships, and job become affected.

Video Game Addiction: Level 1

Video game addiction is a topic that flares up just about as often as the devastating Southern California wild fires. Which is to say that every year the words “video games” and “addiction” get tossed into the media blender.