For the Love of the game; how video game addiction impacts adult’s lives
Femi B. Ayinde
RGS6035.E1
Dr. Richey
Amberton University
October, 2014 Personal Journey I have loved video games since I was a child. I can remember playing video games 8-10 hours straight on a daily basis. My mother use to yell at me for playing video games all day and forced me to take a break just so I could eat. It was something about good video games that captured your attention and lead you to keep playing. The farther I got on the games, the more I had to find out what the next level or mission had in store. It was an addiction; I loved the way I felt after conquering a game. I felt a sense of pride, a feeling that I can only describe as being on top of the world. I haven’t felt that feeling in a while, that adrenaline rush that welcomes the next video game challenge. As an adult married with two kids, I rarely find time to play video games. Every day when I get off from work, I look forward to sitting in my underwear playing a video game as if I was a child again. I have yet to accomplish this due to the busy demands of life. …show more content…
The study will benefit video game addicts by serving as a reference or guide to teach them how to deal with video game addiction. It will help future gamers by helping them to identify characteristics of video game addiction and steps to take to avoid becoming a video game addict. The study will help families who have video game addicts in their households by identifying signs/symptoms and learning how to treat addiction. The proposed study will help people overall develop a deeper understanding of video game addiction and the meaningful impact it could have on a person’s life. The proposed study will help future researchers and serve as a learning
Femi B. Ayinde
RGS6035.E1
Dr. Richey
Amberton University
October, 2014 Personal Journey I have loved video games since I was a child. I can remember playing video games 8-10 hours straight on a daily basis. My mother use to yell at me for playing video games all day and forced me to take a break just so I could eat. It was something about good video games that captured your attention and lead you to keep playing. The farther I got on the games, the more I had to find out what the next level or mission had in store. It was an addiction; I loved the way I felt after conquering a game. I felt a sense of pride, a feeling that I can only describe as being on top of the world. I haven’t felt that feeling in a while, that adrenaline rush that welcomes the next video game challenge. As an adult married with two kids, I rarely find time to play video games. Every day when I get off from work, I look forward to sitting in my underwear playing a video game as if I was a child again. I have yet to accomplish this due to the busy demands of life. …show more content…
The study will benefit video game addicts by serving as a reference or guide to teach them how to deal with video game addiction. It will help future gamers by helping them to identify characteristics of video game addiction and steps to take to avoid becoming a video game addict. The study will help families who have video game addicts in their households by identifying signs/symptoms and learning how to treat addiction. The proposed study will help people overall develop a deeper understanding of video game addiction and the meaningful impact it could have on a person’s life. The proposed study will help future researchers and serve as a learning