It’s finally happened–I have too many different obligations in my life to properly maintain this blog. My writing career, my teaching job, my international speaking opportunities, and my family are taking priority. But I still will be actively writing about digital media and video game addiction on my Psychology Today blog.
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At some point in the future, I hope to find a way to resurrect this blog. Here’s hoping! Thanks for your interest and support.
One of the most popular myths about video game addiction is that it only REALLY affects overweight, acne-ridden, anti-social teenage boys who lurk in their parents’ basement playing HALO 3 until 4 am every night. The reality is that as many girls play video games as do boys. Another reality is that the average video game player is mid-30s, and has been gaming for a decade.
Take Carlisle, PA. lawyer Mathew Esheman, 43, for instance. He “retreated into the world of video games to fight job stress and problems at home,” a state disciplinary panel concluded last week. And his on-the-job problems that resulted from his heavy gaming ended up with an unpleasant outcome–a three year suspension from the profession.
It’s always a treat to work with Lloyd Sowers and the FOX 13 Tampa news team, and I recently sat down with them to shoot some video for two different segments. The first is on the growing phenomenon of Facebook Depression while the second will be on the benefits and problems of student multitasking.