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Writer's Block: Expand on this
Dec. 8th, 2010 04:07 pm[Error: unknown template qotd]
The difference between habit and addiction is interesting as often people use the words interchangably. I see addition as a habit that has spiralled out of control.
The question is what is the longest period of gaming I have played. I have a life, so four or five hours uninterrupted would be the max. For a period of two years, I played quite often...every day for a couple of hours usually. I considered this to be a habit. However, I know people that play quite differently. One couple even went so far as to go unemployed for almost a year, living on their savings and playing World of Warcraft. When the young man's parents came from out of town to take them to dinner, he refused because he was "tanking a raid" and "other people were depending on him." His love for his father took second place to a computer game. He played eight and ten hours a day regularly...by that I mean at least five days a week but usually seven. They "raided" with friends at least four times a week, usually beginning between 6 and 8 in the evening and ending between 2 and 4 in the morning. Before "raiding" there were hours spent preparing to "raid". This type behavior is not just habit. It is addiction. The game World of Warcraft took over their lives.
The difference between habit and addiction is interesting as often people use the words interchangably. I see addition as a habit that has spiralled out of control.
The question is what is the longest period of gaming I have played. I have a life, so four or five hours uninterrupted would be the max. For a period of two years, I played quite often...every day for a couple of hours usually. I considered this to be a habit. However, I know people that play quite differently. One couple even went so far as to go unemployed for almost a year, living on their savings and playing World of Warcraft. When the young man's parents came from out of town to take them to dinner, he refused because he was "tanking a raid" and "other people were depending on him." His love for his father took second place to a computer game. He played eight and ten hours a day regularly...by that I mean at least five days a week but usually seven. They "raided" with friends at least four times a week, usually beginning between 6 and 8 in the evening and ending between 2 and 4 in the morning. Before "raiding" there were hours spent preparing to "raid". This type behavior is not just habit. It is addiction. The game World of Warcraft took over their lives.
