Comments on: Internet Addiction not a Big Factor with Internet Gamers, Says Study http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/internet-addiction-not-a-big-factor-with-internet-gamers-says-study/ Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:28:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Flagshipped http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/internet-addiction-not-a-big-factor-with-internet-gamers-says-study/#comment-633009 Flagshipped Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:01:38 +0000 /?p=430#comment-633009 Meh, everything in moderation, most gamers have a brain which can be used for more than grinding exp. Meh, everything in moderation, most gamers have a brain which can be used for more than grinding exp.

]]> By: denver eduard http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/internet-addiction-not-a-big-factor-with-internet-gamers-says-study/#comment-32480 denver eduard Tue, 26 Dec 2006 03:31:12 +0000 /?p=430#comment-32480 yeah, you should read here to see about mmorpg addiction...they even killed for in game items.... <a>mmorpg list</a> yeah, you should read here to see about mmorpg addiction…they even killed for in game items…. mmorpg list

]]> By: Kailee http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/internet-addiction-not-a-big-factor-with-internet-gamers-says-study/#comment-2178 Kailee Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:21:01 +0000 /?p=430#comment-2178 Here you go again, with a rant about people who spend a lot of time online. So here I go again. Of COURSE non-gamers are going to spend less time than a gamer! I WORK 35-40 hours a week, before you say anything regarding that. I work hard. I also have a dog and two birds, I cook and clean occassionally. I also...pay all my bills online, do a lot of shopping online, read the news online and many other daily tasks that people do outside of their computer. Why? Because it's easier. I have everything right at my fingertips. 1. I just moved cross-country, so instead of writing real letters and taking weeks to send them, or talking long-distance on the phone...I pay one simple monthly bill to talk to all my friends whenever I need to, instantly. 2. Hello? GAS PRICES?? If I can do all my banking and bills online, they are done instantly without me having to drive and waste precious gas (and thusly precious money) to go get the items. Then I can have them delivered right to my door- how convenient is THAT? 3. Price differences. If you see a movie at the mall, and I don't know the prices where YOU are, but up here they run about 20-30 dollars per movie...you can easily find online (gotta love amazon.com!, or eBay!) the same movie, possibly in new and unused condition, even, for half or even less than the "original" cost. 4. Online gaming is just another step towards the future. It's also a way of having a social life for people who have trouble getting out and meeting others for various reasons (distance, no one of same interests, aren't going to school, etc). It's just a different medium of use. Instead of playing X-Box or Playstation or Gamecube (etc, etc) by yourself or by a friend who can come over to visit...you are using the internet to connect with hundreds or thousands of players. Instead of having a linear game (aka Pac Man) you have a chance to develop a character who can use magic, or hunt, or even be a different creature with a background personality different from anyone else's. Story-telling has been passed down through the ages, as well as games. Except, instead of sitting around the living room playing "Monopoly", we are online meeting people, making friends, and creating a diverse and interesting...interactive environment. Let your imagination soar. Here you go again, with a rant about people who spend a lot of time online. So here I go again.

Of COURSE non-gamers are going to spend less time than a gamer! I WORK 35-40 hours a week, before you say anything regarding that. I work hard. I also have a dog and two birds, I cook and clean occassionally. I also…pay all my bills online, do a lot of shopping online, read the news online and many other daily tasks that people do outside of their computer.

Why? Because it’s easier. I have everything right at my fingertips.

1. I just moved cross-country, so instead of writing real letters and taking weeks to send them, or talking long-distance on the phone…I pay one simple monthly bill to talk to all my friends whenever I need to, instantly.

2. Hello? GAS PRICES?? If I can do all my banking and bills online, they are done instantly without me having to drive and waste precious gas (and thusly precious money) to go get the items. Then I can have them delivered right to my door- how convenient is THAT?

3. Price differences. If you see a movie at the mall, and I don’t know the prices where YOU are, but up here they run about 20-30 dollars per movie…you can easily find online (gotta love amazon.com!, or eBay!) the same movie, possibly in new and unused condition, even, for half or even less than the “original” cost.

4. Online gaming is just another step towards the future. It’s also a way of having a social life for people who have trouble getting out and meeting others for various reasons (distance, no one of same interests, aren’t going to school, etc). It’s just a different medium of use. Instead of playing X-Box or Playstation or Gamecube (etc, etc) by yourself or by a friend who can come over to visit…you are using the internet to connect with hundreds or thousands of players.

Instead of having a linear game (aka Pac Man) you have a chance to develop a character who can use magic, or hunt, or even be a different creature with a background personality different from anyone else’s.

Story-telling has been passed down through the ages, as well as games. Except, instead of sitting around the living room playing “Monopoly”, we are online meeting people, making friends, and creating a diverse and interesting…interactive environment.

Let your imagination soar.

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