Cabal
Dota
Runescape
WOW (World of Warcraft)
Does all these names and images sound familiar to you? Then you are most probably a gamer, or you keep yourself updated on the latest games.
Do you need to play these kind of games everyday so that you will not feel deprived? Are you one of those people who cannot get unstuck from the computer once you are started on a game? BEWARE! You are rapidly becoming a game addict, or already one!
Getting addicted to online games are fast becoming a major issue for the distancing of oneself from loved ones. For instance, many teenagers (mostly boys) are addicted to online gaming. They would closet themselves in their rooms for long hours; not coming out to eat lunch or dinner, not even to sleep, not to talk to their parents, siblings, or friends, and not even to go out to have fun. They live and breathe gaming. In time to come, it may have adverse effects; not only for the individual, but for their loved ones as well.
Recently, there was a newspaper article where a secondary school boy was practically glued to his computer once he came home from school to play WOW. He had a character in this particular game and the character "died" when the boy fought the character with other characters in the game. He could not seem to get over the knowledge that his character had "died" (as the newspaper indicated), and so he jumped off the building in his own home. His parents and girlfriend were devasted by this sudden loss of a loved one. What will you do if one of your close friends or family member committed suicide because of a failure in gaming?
I personally feel that gaming as the name suggests, is in itself a game; that is; it is not to be taken seriously. It is good and relaxing for small doses, and not long hours everyday. Not communicating with friends or family is a sign of becoming addicted to the game. If there is anything an individual is unhappy about, whether it is something as inconsequential that his character in the game had "died", it would make the individual feel a lot better if he talked with his loved ones. That way, the individual will not entertain any thoughts of committing suicide or anything that will harm himself and his loved ones.
The question we have now is: Is gaming an entertainment to relax oneself or a tool to stressing oneself?
2 comments:
I LOOOOOOOVE GAMING. But I'm proud to say that I'm not addicted to them. I mean, I haven't touched my game for an hour! That's called determination for you.
Okay, I'm just kidding. About the one hour part, of course. I haven't touched my game for two weeks because of school work :(
Whereas gaming is a souce of leisure and comfort for me, I am not addicted to it to the point that I will stop eating, or socialising with my friends. I have heard of gamers who got so engrossed in their little world that they harm themselves and their families. However, there are so many such news that it has given gaming a bad reputation.
Gaming itself is not a bad thing; it is the addiction that is scary. If some gamers feel like they have to kill themselves (literally) over it, then they should seek help immediately.
Hahahah the last game i ever playing was probably diablo... or halo.. or something along those lines. I remember getting relatively addicted to them! time just FLEW when i was playing! but thank god i haven't played anything in many years. I think that's the best thing i've ever done for myself! hahaha
I remember the report of someone stabbing a fellow gamer because he killed his character.. nuts isn't it. How the line is blurred between reality and their gaming world is pretty scary!
i guess gaming is relaxing, in the way that you're transported into a world so different from reality, where you can be a hero, or you can fulfil some dark sadistic nature of yours. Everyone has their little fantasies, and if gaming helps them fulfil it, i guess i can't say i really have a problem with it... unless my life is in danger of course!
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