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A little help with my research paper...
Morgawar
Member Posts: 9
Well I am writing my final paper on the topic of MMO's are they addictive. I thought I would get some open response whatever it maybe from my fellow gamers. Feel free to post whatever you wish, good, bad, or ugly.
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Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.
For instance...I can get absorbed by a stupid little flash game for hours and not even realize I'm doing it. MMORPGs capitalize on this same unconscious addictive behavior pattern but on a far larger scale.
I've spent all day long playing WoW or Shadowbane. But then I've also spent all day long playing Resident Evil 2.
The difference is that MMORPGs have subscription fees which makes it a slightly bigger deal.
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I wrote a paper on the addictiveness on MMORPGS aswell. I connected MMORPGs to transadenalism and contrasted the two. Here are some exerpts from the paper -- I couldnt find my final copy. I know there are gramatical errors, spelling errors, and some problems with sentance fluency, im to lazy to fix them... when I already did a year ago:
A common trend anyone will notice with MMO players, is that they play games in long, extended sessions. Hunter Crowell thoroughly explains why World of Warcraft is so addicting in his online article How Addicting is World of Warcraft, "The key point about World of Warcraft is that it is not simply a game; it is an alternative world. It is a recreation of life, and it has built its reality in as much depth and detail as possible," (Crowell). People who play MMO's such as WoW, play to escape the stresses and problems of the real world; what is a better way to accomplish that goal than to play a game that is essentially endless?
Everyday new articles and forums are produced by people explaining how games have ruined their lives. Millions become obese, social lives are devastated, they eat unhealthfully, they require additional exercise, and they obtain negligible sleep, all to advance their character through a virtual world that doesn’t exist. It seems that everyone points fingers at the game developers. Games were created and designed for entertainment; no one forces individuals to play the game excessively but themselves. Where is the personal responsibility within all of these tribulations? People need to recognize obsessive addictions and make responsible decisions to fix them. Sony Online Entertainment's CEO recently posted on his blog a small article regarding player addictions titled Personal Responsibility ," When we as humans find something we like to do, we want to keep doing it. It really is that simple. It’s in our DNA. Are some people more prone then others to getting “hooked” on these kinds of games? I think it’s all the same in the end. We all have to make our own choices. It’s a game. It’s supposed to be fun and it is," (Smedly). Gamers need to learn various transcendentalist values to influence them to stay away from their online addictions. We must comprehend the impact that technology may have on our lives. The transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson had a brilliant theory, "To be great is to be misunderstood," (225). Step out, take chances to rebound your life. Take personal responsibility and realize the looming problem before it becomes compulsive.
"Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs," (Emerson 225). It is the "American System" to be a conformist consumer. Humans have a extraordinary talent for conforming to a common inspiration. We all have at one point followed the norm when we knew it wasn't for the best. This is one of the numerous reasons that MMORPGs succeeded in becoming the most influential game of all time.... This imaginary location we can only see on a computer screen dwarfs real life countries. At what point do we as a civilization comprehend that these fantasy worlds are taking over the minds and souls of millions?
Who cares, it's just a game… right?
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
You sound like a fellow ex-Vanguard player.
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Short answer: yes
Longer Answer: All forms of entertainment cause the release of various chemicals into the brain, including endorphins. MMO's cause brain patterns that provide some of the greatest amount of said endorphins. It is quite possible, if not necessarily common, for users to acquire a mental dependance upon various forms of entertainment. Players addicted to MMOs experience withdrawal symptoms, much like in any kind of drug addiction.
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