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by penix
Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:43 am
Forum: Articles
Topic: Excessive game playing evidence for addiction and aggression
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Excessive game playing evidence for addiction and aggression

http://yourbrainonporn.com/video-game-addiction-questionare-2007 Excessive computer game playing evidence for addiction and aggression? Submitted by Gary Wilson on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 05:46 Comments: Study states the obvious - computer game addiction exists (about 12% of users). Grüsser SM, Thalemann ...
by penix
Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:41 am
Forum: Articles
Topic: The Effect of Video Games on the Brain
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The Effect of Video Games on the Brain

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1742 The Effect of Video Games on the Brain Mon, 01/07/2008 - 4:33pm Eleni Kardaras The effect of video games on the brain is a research area gaining popularity as the percentage of children and adults who play video games is on the rise. Some people believ...
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Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:39 am
Forum: Articles
Topic: Changes in cue induced prefrontal cortex activity with games
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Changes in cue induced prefrontal cortex activity with games

http://yourbrainonporn.com/6week-playing-videos-changed-prefrontal-cortex-2010 Changes in cue induced prefrontal cortex activity with video game play. (2010) Submitted by Gary Wilson on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 04:39 Comments: In this study college students played Internet video games for 6 straight weeks....
by penix
Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:26 am
Forum: Articles
Topic: Gaming fanatics show hallmarks of drug addiction
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Gaming fanatics show hallmarks of drug addiction

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8327 Gaming fanatics show hallmarks of drug addiction 12:11 16 November 2005 by Alison Motluk Excessive computer gaming has the hallmarks of addiction, suggests new experiments on "drug memory". The researchers argue it should be classified as such, enabling "ad...
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Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:26 am
Forum: Articles
Topic: Chinese gamer sentenced to life
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Chinese gamer sentenced to life

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4072704.stm Chinese gamer sentenced to life BBC News 2005/06/08 10:09:50 GMT A Shanghai online gamer has been given a suspended death sentence for killing a fellow gamer. Qiu Chengwei stabbed Zhu Caoyuan in the chest when he found out he had sold his virtual swo...
by penix
Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:22 am
Forum: Articles
Topic: Lawsuit: 'Grand Theft Auto' Led Teen to Kill
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Lawsuit: 'Grand Theft Auto' Led Teen to Kill

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,147722,00.html Lawsuit: 'Grand Theft Auto' Led Teen to Kill Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A lawsuit claims the video game "Grand Theft Auto (search)" led a teenager to shoot two police officers and a dispatcher to death in 2003, ...
by penix
Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:21 am
Forum: Articles
Topic: Grand Theft Auto sparks another lawsuit
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Grand Theft Auto sparks another lawsuit

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/02/16/news_6118699.html Grand Theft Auto sparks another lawsuit By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot Posted Feb 16, 2005 5:37 pm PT Rockstar parent Take-Two Interactive, Sony, Wal-Mart, and GameStop are blamed for the murder of three policemen by a teenage car thief. Just when ...
by penix
Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:20 am
Forum: Articles
Topic: Obama tells kids to put away the Xbox, again
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Obama tells kids to put away the Xbox, again

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/178578.asp Obama tells kids to put away the Xbox, again Posted by Nick Eaton at September 8, 2009 11:00 a.m. President Obama is continuing his campaign against Microsoft's Xbox, encouraging kids during his school address Tuesday to not "spend every waking...
by penix
Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:18 am
Forum: Articles
Topic: Game Addiction: When Escape Seems Just a Mouse-Click Away
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Game Addiction: When Escape Seems Just a Mouse-Click Away

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/26/AR2006052601960.html When Escape Seems Just a Mouse-Click Away Stress-Driven Addiction to Online Games Spikes in S. Korea By Anthony Faiola Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday, May 27, 2006 SEOUL -- Unable to pass tough university ...
by penix
Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:15 am
Forum: Articles
Topic: Teen Who Killed Mother Over Video Game Gets 23 Years to Life
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Teen Who Killed Mother Over Video Game Gets 23 Years to Life

http://www.fox8.com/wjw-news-daniel-petric-sentenced,0,239290.story Teen Who Killed Mother Over Video Game Gets 23 Years to Life Kevin Freeman Fox 8 News Reporter June 16, 2009 ELYRIA, Ohio — A Lorain County teenager who shot and killed his mother and wounded his father after they took away his vide...