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These warning messages also suggest that the online video game
industry might know how high the percentage of over-users is, how much
time gamers spend playing and what specific features make a particular
game more engrossing and addictive than others (Yousafzai, 2009). In other
hand, Cyber psychologist Dr Zaheer Hussain, from the University of Derby,
said warning messages were not enough. As a first step online game
developers and publishers need to look into the structural features of the
game design, for example the character development, rapid absorption rate,
and multi-player features which could make them addictive and or
problematic for some gamers(Hussain, 2008).
Parents across the globe are increasingly concerned about their sons
online gaming habits. They are sure that there is a problem but counselors
unfamiliar with
Online gaming addiction dont understand how seductive they can be (Young,
2009,
p.4). Fraser (2012) mentions that kids are among the most vulnerable to vid
eo gameaddiction, experts said, and may become violent when their "drug"
is taken away. Video game and Internet addiction usually point to other
mental problems including anxiety, depression and trouble forming healthy
relationships.
Kimberly Young (2009, p.12) says, not only are children, teenagers, and
college students effected by online gaming addiction, but a growing number
of adults
are becoming hooked to online gaming. While such cases are rare, mental-
health professionals say the fantasy worlds offered by computer and video
games can become the stuff of very real addictions that destroy marriages
and careers. People of all ages are quickly becoming immersed in this virtual
fantasy world whereby they can easily escape problems in their lives.
Reference
Kuss, Daria and Griffiths, Mark (2012). Internet and Gaming Addiction:
A Systematic Literature Review of Neuroimaging Studies. International
Gaming Research Unit. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1
4BU, UK. Received: 28 June 2012; in revised form: 24 August 2012 /
Accepted: 28 August 2012 / Published: 5 September2012