Research is showing a link between the brains of people who spend much time playing video games and people who are addicted to other things, such as gambling. I personally believe video games can be addictive, at least for some people. I've experienced that "reward" feeling for accomplishing certain achievements or things in a game, or for simply playing a game, seeing the sights and sounds and interacting with it. I've also noticed that while normally a very calm person, I do from time to time experience that "gamer rage", where for example I go from doing very well in Call of Duty with high scores and great k/d ratios every round, to suddenly getting killed several times in a row without much chance to defend myself. I usually have a good k/d ratio, but I recall once when I had 0 kills and 10 deaths within the first 30 seconds to minute of a match. It was extremely aggravating and I was tempted to smash my controller on the floor, as I'm sure everyone who plays Call of Duty can relate to. What was interesting though was the fact that this didn't make me want to quit... It made me want to try harder, go faster, be more attentive. I wanted to keep going and going until I could redeem my failure with a great match. Anyway, the point being, I do recognize that video games can cause various changes in the brain, and temporary changes to personality even. The question is, though... Is this bad? Or is it a good trait to have, to be able to adapt? What are the positives and negatives of gaming when it has such effects on you?

yeah.. i read something about people who play video games too much lose the ability to use paragraphs.. not sure if its true??

EVERYONE and I MEAN EVERYONE is addicted to something...

some people are addicted to finding what other people are addicted to...
some people are addicted to helping addicted people no be addicted...
some people are addicted to charity...

everyone...and I mean EVERYONE has an addiction...everyone has habbits this is the nature of man and running from it is a problem in and of itself...

Now, having said all that there are obviously some addictions that are more "destructive" than others.

The addiction to greed/power/authority/control war, conquest is probably the worst and most destructive on a global scale throughout history...yet, it goes unaddressed and unresearched.

Meanwhile they search for the more pressing addiction information as "addiction to video games" or "addiction to substances that cant be mentioned here"

I enjoy video games and always have because they have kept me out of "trouble" most of my life. They are a great "escape" from the insanity of the rat race we live in. For me I can't play "too long" because well, my eyes start to hurt and I'm prone to migranes so too much time playing them and I'll seriously pay for it later. So I moderate my time.

This issue isn't the THING you are addicted to as much as the refusal to acknowledge the addiction and correct it with conscious moderation.

misterlondon i do believe your right ! proven on this very thread hahhahaha