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Video games are designed to make you hooked and extract as much as they can from you.  You are slaves on the world they created, wasting your consciousness away on a virtual world.  And the grinding games are the absolute worst, its just the same gameplay over and over.

Well, if you get hooked to this kind of games it clearly is you who has the problem :D

Video games are designed to earn money with them, that's for sure.

Basically the game for its users is entertainment, and for its makers is profit. especially if a lot of ads arrive. Are you having a problem with the game? try to play games that make money. for example by uploading it to Youtube, or choosing the gane that is available give away prize

Will it be usefull to discuss some actualy dangerous addictions, not this one?

thats actually not true video games are designed to make as much fun as possible as long as possible, yes they are addictive because gamers and developer designed them to be good,

you should stay away from them,

many people have a realy bad alternative real life, and therefore love spending a lot of time with video games

additionally imagine if all urban centeres would requre as much nature and wildlife to go fishing or bike riding?

the environment would collapse

you are talking trash.

regards

Without a doubt a problem, but I do think that society does blow it out of proportion. People claim video games are the reason behind mass shootings, violence, and so on and so forth.

Video games may be a problem to some people, but I would much rather have people addicted to playing games on their computer rather then shooting up heroin, or using other drugs.

It's a problem, though the media and parents blow it out of proportion.

"You are slaves on the world they created, wasting your consciousness away on a virtual world"

Little do you know your entire life is a video game in a virtual world, you just think it`s real.

So if you have more fun in another digital world (like vr game) than in real life, are you wasting it?

If you enjoy your time doing something, it is never a waste.

Seems this kid wasted his time https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/teen-gamer-wins-3-million-in-fortnite-world-cup-/5023619.html
I bet he is richer than you will ever be playing video games and having fun doing his hobby
AND EVERYONE ON THIS LIST https://www.esportsearnings.com/players


I personally made over 50,000 playing video games, and I would of did it all for free, because I had fun playing them. #notwasted I also learned more from them, than I did any teacher ever.

https://everydaypower.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Albert-Einstein-quotes-4.jpg

And if you want them to become even more intelligent, let them play in the fairy tales.

It depends on what game you chose. "Free-to-play" games tend to have much micro-transactions that they really are pay-to-win. This is an issue in the gaming industry now where you already paid to own the game but it still got microtransactions in it.

As for grinding games, if it's popular enough, you can earn money out of it by selling stuff you've farmed.

I don't think many of us know how to monetize our passion because I have met with people that really like playing video games and other games. We would be enslaved when we treat video games just to please the desired of our mind and heart but if we mean business, we would not be addicted to it but rather we would see the playing of the games as a business.

Gaming has been in existence for long time. There are professional gamers in the gaming industry that make a lot of money from gaming. Here are the list of Richest Pro Gamers in the World as at last year
1. Kuro Takhasomi
    Alias: KuroKy
    Age: 25
    Nationality: German
    Current Team: Team Liquid
    Earning to date: $4.1 million
2. Johan Sundstein
    Alias: N0tail
    Age: 25
    Nationality: Danish
    Current Team: OG
    Earning to date: $3.8 million
3. Amer Al-Barkawi
    Alias: Miracle-
    Age: 21
    Nationality: Jordanian-Polish
    Current Team: Team Liquid
    Earning to date: $3.7 million
4. Ivan Ivanov
    Alias: MinD_ContRoL
    Age: 23
    Nationality: Bulgarian
    Current Team: Team Liquid
    Earning to date: $3.4 million
5.  Lasse Urpalainen
    Alias: MATUMBAMAN
    Age: 23
    Nationality: Finnish
    Current Team: Team Liquid
    Earning to date: $3.4 million
 Most of this guys are on the same team.
Esport is not meant for kids. kids play games for fun.

Well some are treated like real life sports and others can generate revenue. There are plus sides to video games granted I think are just as many downsides too. But that is just technology in general

Then only buy games that won't rip you off continually. If it's free, then you are the product, either you spend your time or you shell out cash bit by bit.

Only buy those that have high replay value and is just a one-time pay. It doesn't hurt to unwind every now and then. I mean, I'd prefer sitting in front of a PC rather than risking my life jumping off a plane or climbing a freezing mountain.

Gaming companies have no control over the amount of time players spend on their games.
The only solution is that parents should talk to their child about the risk of video games and also limit the time their child plays video games.

I just purchased battle.net credit with BTC, still think it's a problem?






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I can't get my fix.  :-[


https://i.imgur.com/VmrQTy1.jpg

Actually, you cannot use code that doesn't belong your region. And if you got the code from a retailer, you should contact them for a refund or swap.

I'm always playing video games too but I always do my responsibilities after that. I think it's a huge problem if the person is playing all the time and not being productive. It will make a huge impact on his life he is having this kind of addiction.


You can set them as your inspiration and it will motivate yourself to do better but remember that not of all people will go to this kind of faith. Only gifted people can be able to reach this kind of legacy and be rich.

A lot of the victim of the video games are the student aging from 8 year old and above, most of them change lifestyles instead children studying in the school they at the computer shop during the classes is ongoing. Somto avoid this need parents to monitor their child and control to play videos in the right ways. I am not against the technology improvements to get more entertainment but need to use this in the right way.

There were actually a lot of things I learned playing video games. I was able to learn how to be more patience in getting thing that you really want. It made me quite smarter cause I have learned that you should have strategic plans to deal with your problems.

But then again it is very obvious that to every addiction is really indeed a huge problem in the society. To those who wanted to defend that "Video Game Addiction" is not causing problem at all stop being a smarty-pants.

Very true, but you can play to earn cryptpcurrency.

Well, those are one of the misuse of engineering and coding to make kids hook to such products lol. But everything has turned into a filthy business, so can't really blame them :P I think more than video games, games like pubg are more harmful to the mind than it can appeal to be.

+1 to this.

Videogames are built to be addicting, yes. But everything is meant to be addicting in this day and age. If you are to watch CNBC the tickets and colors and all that is meant to draw you into watching them because humans like being stimulated like that.

Facebook and other social media companies? They're addicting too.

Most things in the world are addicting, the people that are addicted have an addictive gene.

All these kind of addictive things were created to extract data about ourselves and keep in control of them so we can relate each kind of addcition to the reality and its long term effect.But if we are just getting addicted to these things and not doing anything then we wasted our priceless life.

I really dislike video games because they are such a waste of money..

I have friends and family that have massive video game collections. Like they have bought everything new since the PS2. They have untold thousands of dollars sunk into a bunch of 1s and 0s on disks thet they would now be lucky to be able to sell for $100..

Stacks and stacks of games they paid $60 each for and now are close to worthless plus all this buying expansion packages of more 1s and 0s to get a new map or fancier gun or the online playing passes you have to buy and controllers and headsets and fancy TVs...
All holds ZERO value..
Terrible investment..

And they make you fat..


Besides.. All that time you could have been reading some nonfiction and learning useful knowledge and you could use that knowledge and money to build something real that is actually worth something, also increasing your personal value through education..

I used to like playing COD zombies a bit..
I hooked up a PS3 a couple months ago in my living room, played it like 5 times..

This is a much better video game..
http://www.msextra.com/doc/pdf/html/Megasquirt2_Setting_Up-3.4.pdf/Megasquirt2_Setting_Up-3.4.html
Read all that and then go build something real.. Learn something.. Have something valuable when you are done..

Create value in yourself and your belongings..

Video games are just a degenerate waste of yourself, your time, your money, and for god sakes quit spending BTC on video games!
In 10 years you are going to hate yourself when you realize you could have retired on the BTC you wasted to make your videogame screen flash colors a certain way..

How about starting a garden? You ever build a house? Additions? Garages? Fences?
Do something productive..

/rant

If it is about the money that the player spent on video games then it is their problem.
To be honest some of us are only having a real fun in the virtual world .
But we also have to control it we should always remember that having too much is a bad thing.
The problem isn't really the video game it is the person it self if they couldn't control their self in spending too much on video games then don't blame the game,
It is their decision and to be honest some of us are spending time playing video games in order to earn from the game.
There are some online games that some players are using in order to have some profit.

Of course gaming addiction is a problem. Every addiction is a problem. But...
Behind every addiction is a big business that generates a very lot of profit. Just look, gaming, alcohol, drugs, smoking etc.
Gaming industry "Sony" for example generated over 11 billions (https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/01/playstation-network-revenue-hit-record-high-in-2018-topped-nintendo-and-xbox-totals)

The problem is not about video games but ADDICTION in general.

People may be addicted to various things and it just so happened that people are hooked to video games nowadays. Also, there are people who are addicted to gambling which I believe brings worse implications and effects. The only way in order to solve this problem is by having self-discipline and limitation to oneself. Without these essential restrictions, people would succumb further which would potentially destroy their lives in the future.


What kind of method would transpose to playing and earning cryptocurrencies? Also, regardless of the earnings, you would still succumb to addiction. The problem would manifest especially you take it away from them quickly and not gradually.

Addiction is not asked, what are you doing?
Gambling in many cases can be more deadly than alcoholism or drug addiction. It all depends on the seriousness. Do not underestimate any dependence,
the most supposedly innocent can do irreparable harm.
First of all, people with psychological problems get on this!!

Is this guy even serious? He sounds like some sort of sect member who thinks that everything besides his cult is bad and will lead you to unavoidable suffering  ;D ;D ;D

But seriously there are many studies that shows that gaming and video games in general leads to decrease aggressiveness in youth people and can significantly boost their creativity levels

 the  addiction of video game is not to be underestimated is just as dangerous as cigarettes, alcohol or drugs addictions, those who develop video games try to capture the player's full attention and make them buy as much upgrades as possible to continue the game, the games are structured on those purpose so at a certain point is almost impossible to continue without buying that object / weapon that will surely make you go ahead, like all the dependencies is almost impossible to eliminate you can only keep under control by limiting the playing time, by the way i like open word and fighting games...

I would add gambling to the list of dangerous dependencies. This is a close friend of video games, when a person, like playing a game, is drawn into the betting process and loses not only his valuable time, but also money. In my opinion, only a few enthusiastic people can benefit from sports predictions or other activities with bets.

I have played some grinding games in my life and as always the market regulates itself. People are trading ingame currencies outside of the game world (ebay and such), they offer leveling services where they take your character into a high level party to make it level up, they trade items, even full accounts with multiple characters inside.
If you feel abused by the game or its developers maybe you shouldn't spend time playing and find yourself something else to do, because you can get exploited in most activities.

Not players who are abused by games or game developers, but they misuse themselves by letting themselves be addicted and letting themselves get entangled in many things including spending a lot of money to buy raise levels as you stated. Spend many hours just to stick around the games without care about anything else in your life.

hi,
The video game addiction is a common problem in the society. Most of the parents worry about their children’s this addiction. Video game addiction is described as an impulse control disorder, which does not involve use of an intoxicating drug and is very similar to pathological gambling. Now days most of the children have addicted to the video games. This in not good for their future. The education of the child will destroy because of this.  Children use the virtual fantasy world to connect with real people through the Internet, as a substitution for real-life human connection, which they are unable to achieve normally.  Some suffering from video game addiction may develop an emotional attachment to on-line friends and activities they create on their computer screens. There are lot of negative thing in this addiction. Not only the children some of elder ones are also addicted with video games. They don’t how live in the real world. Always they are live in the fantasy world. For the human society this video addiction is not good.

Kinda relate on this, almost 1 year being addicted in an online video game. Can't almost eat, sleep even my personal hygiene I almost neglected that. I realized that is causing a big problem and I don't have even savings at that time because I spend it all my money in a video game and wasting time as well. When I got marriage I feel regret that even small savings I don't have. I never realized that before because all I wanted is always having fun.

I used to play MMORPG and there were many people like that in my clan and some of my opponents. It's easy to spot them in game because when you logged in they were always there. I talked to some of them and one guy used to always take holiday jobs abroad which made him earn 2x the money he would in a normal job, then in Autumn he would come back home to live with his parents and tried to make the money last till Summer. The rest of the year was MMO even 20 hours a day with only 4 hours of sleep.

I know people that play WoW 8+ hours everyday, but they are earning money and it`s like a job for them. When you play a game 20 hours everyday, I would expect that person to earn from that game, not just to play for fun.
I like to play games and in the past I had periods when I play more then usual, it`s in winter time, when I don`t get out too much. In the past two years I play LoL, I can`t say I`m addicted, I can play for hours without problems, I earned some money with playing LoL, even now I`m getting some points on playVIg and I collect enough points I will cash out some money.
It`s simple, you are earning money from playing games, why to not be addicted and play it a lot?

That's simple because they mindset is play to get money not for fun, even you play more than 10 hours a day if you play games for money it's won't to make you addicted, all is because the mindset, when you got addicted worse things will come to you.

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If you want to know you got addicted or not, read at this articles and evaluate your self.
https://gamequitters.com/video-game-addiction-signs-symptoms-causes-and-effects/

How can you misuse yourself? Are you in normal circumstances using yourself, so that it's possible for you to misuse yourself?
Most activities allow us to earn money and that makes it a job. If you spend a lot of time playing but it brings you money, where does leisure end and a work begin?
If spending 8 hours a day at work and 4 hours a day watching TV and playing computer games is ok by the rules of our society, what happens if a gamer plays and works for 12 hours a day combining both activities?

In college I did a research paper on video game addiction. There are similarities with other addictions as well as the same problems, the biggest issue I found was the number of people who claim it's not an addiction just because it doesn't seem like one or that they themselves are addicted and feel attacked / are in denial.

At the end of the day you can get addicted to anything and everyone reacts to stimuli in different ways. Think about it what are the differences between gambling and playing a video game.

If I spend 8-10hours a day or even more and also spend a lot of money just because of the game the I consider as misuse my self, and only myself can stop this.


If you still works and play games only when it's free then that's normal.

But how many of them eventually become games as a means to get money?, and if the games have given money it become a different story

The difference is quite big. In gambling you put some of your money at stake and you can win or lose based on your luck and sometimes skill. When you play a computer game you can but don't have to pay for ingame content. It's always your choice. You don't lose anything because some money spent on ingame items can be redeemed when you sell your account. You also don't risk any money and don't put anything at stake. You choose what you buy.
Playing a game is not gambling. It's more like spending a day in an amusement park or in a cinema. It costs you money but you're buying fun and excitement.

Video games are designed as a means of entertainment or relaxation. Video games can be educational entertainment. Of course entertainment should not be done excessively so as not to become hedonism. Playing games regularly with enough playing time will help you release stress after a day of work or study.

It's the same as gambling. It plays with people's interest. Not all people will be addicted to video games, same way as not all will be addicted to gambling or sports. And it only becomes a problem if it affects a person's personal relationship with other people are their productivity. Proper time management and being responsible is basically the best and easiest solution if this ever becomes a problem.

Actually some people (like me) like to "get hooked" and play grinding games for years.
The account is constantly growing and you can see your efforts all the time.

Joke's on them, I've never paid for any game. They ain't making anything from me!  ;D

I do understand the issue with lootboxes, it's pretty much gambling for kids. If you already paid for a game then they should make you spend more on pay-to-win items and boost. And especially on developing brains, this could set them up later for other addictions as they grow up.

Now as for time, it's your decision whether you want to spend it on a game or not.

Yes its the same imho, and its more on behavioral conduct of a person. Game addiction especially related to violence is on the rise. World Health Organization (WHO) even considered Video game addiction a mental disorder.Indeed, there are children becomes hysterical when being disturb in gaming or not allowed to play. I think its very alarming for parents and they should monitor their children, much better they spend more time doing some physical activities as a way of bonding moments with their young ones.

Video Game Addiction Becomes Official Mental Disorder in Controversial Decision by WHO (https://www.livescience.com/65580-video-game-addiction-mental-health-disorder.html)

Video game addiction is a very serious problem it’s purpose is for entertainment only. The problem with other people that become addicted to this is they cannot control to play, being sad of the time of not playing the game. It is our own doing of being addicted and we must set limits and focus on other things that will improve your abillity and other skills that we might enjoy.

So is social media, YouTube videos, movies etc. Every generation has their own kinds of traps and luxuries. Before all these there were radios. Even before there were other things. Human mind loves stimulation, even on death bed it takes fun on seeing own heart ecg graph going up and down lol.

Video games are really a big problem.  Although it has become a public game of entertainment, it is slowly becoming addictive.  Those of us who play video games control what we should then play.

no they are designed to be fun, if video games where designed to suck, no one would have bought them, and the industry would have never grew to the size it became today, people play video game instead of going to vacation, nature benefits massively from that as many urban and also rural people leave nature alone and dont visit it.

The point is not to prohibit something (in this case, games), but to enlighten people.
People need to wake up, because many people sleep.

Substitute 'television' for 'video games', and this is a discussion that took place half a century and more ago. The 'new thing' will always be a threat and be seen as a corrupting influence.

Gaming can indeed produce problems such as addiction, and it can manipulate people and extract money unethically through incentivising micro-transactions. It has problems and can be exploited by ruthless companies, yes. But it also offers huge benefits and opportunities. There is some evidence that it improves concentration and co-ordination, as in this study (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743919117306234) of the performance of surgeons. Multi-player games also offer the opportunity of interacting with and making friends with people around the globe. I won't go into an exhaustive list (there's a few more points here (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65008/15-surprising-benefits-playing-video-games)), I'm just saying there are good points as well as bad.

But the games themselves... there is a huge variety, catering for all tastes. There is some tremendous writing, some great educational and artistic content, and a lot of intellectual challenge. Compare it with the best and worst of television. But of course this is gaming, so it's all hugely interactive, too.

Not convinced? Take a look at these few links:

The Witness (https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-witness-review/)
Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Educational Mode (https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/10/assassins-creed-odyssey-gets-an-educational-mode-complete-with-quizzes)
Kentucky Route Zero (https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/reviews/kentucky-route-zero-is-soulful-evocative-one-most-important-games-last-decade/)
The Talos Principle (https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-talos-principle-review/)

...or even just play 10 minutes of Red Dead Redemption 2, and you'll experience a profound immersion in the last days of the Wild West that can't be achieved through text books or TV documentaries, or even by physically visiting tourist-choked Wild West ghost towns.

Gaming addiction isn't very different from any other additions like alcoholism, drug addiction, food addiction or compulsive gambling. in fact, any possible addiction is a disorder of the brain's reward system. Some people can't consider video game addiction as a real problem because computer games are legal unlike drugs or alcohol in some countries.

Video games not only take your money and time, but also affect your health. I know it well, because I started playing ZX Spectrum. Nowadays I don't spend a minute on games. Try to limit the time your children play video games if you want them to be healthy.

I think it is fine as long as you are having fun.

We are all addicts to something in the end. I'd say videogames is one of the most harmless addictions out there. At least you don't harm your own body like you do it with drugs and alcohol.

You lose your time which you could spend on something productive but who cares, you are having fun and that's what counts.

Btw in some games it is possible to make shitton of real money. You just need to learn how. It is not that your work disappears even if it is in a game. There are many rich kids with unlimited credit cards who are willing to buy your hard work for real money.

When you think about it, life is just another game. If money is you are after, you just need to find the most effective farming method. If it is fun you want, you don't care about money and do whatever you want.

*I am playing wow lately and making a killing there on the AH.  ;D

I completely agree. If each of us all the time spent on entertainment (not only games) spent, for example, on bounty campaigns, we would all be $ millionaires now. But the human body is arranged differently, we all want to have fun

Sure, keep on believing that if you kept writing posts for $1 a piece all day, every day, you'd be a millionaire. Its a simple math, I'm sure you can do it and find out how much you'd have if you dedicated all your free time to bounties.

As for the games, we already have virtual reality. The next step will be virtual reality that simulates the real world and after that we'll have virtual reality where you control everything with your mind, without the need for any manual controllers. When we achieve that people will stop leaving their homes. You'll be fed through a tube and spend all day doing whatever you like doing.

Everyone chooses how to spend their free time, but remember that people of the older generation always try to limit us from video games as a little useful activity. It's better to replace video games with reading or sports. The benefits will be much greater.

I have caught myself playing video games due to addiction.
You initially start playing video games because you will feel relaxed and you want to entertain yourself.
I really don't know how to stop this addiction as it becomes a routine after sometime and you cannot quit it.

It’s certainly up for debate but too much of anything is bad for you. ‘Gaming’ is a form of entertainment just like numerous other forms of entertainment so it can be useful to switch off sometimes and do something you enjoy. But yes, I agree that too much of anything is not good for you and especially when it becomes an addiction.

Even if you play games for entertainment everything extra is harmful. computer game addiction is basically a really real problem Once you become hooked into the sport it's very difficult to urge out of now. That's why we all need to play games within our limits I feel children are more addicted than adults After becoming so hooked into watching games on everything  Although he was allowed to play for entertainment he became addicted after a short time.

I'm a gamer and while I'm not addicted to video games, I think that the problem is overblown as most people should be able to beat their video game addiction through sheer self-control.

Would you say the same to a person with a gambling addiction or an alcoholic? The problem here is that the brain is working different for the addicts. They are graving for the state of mind during gambling
Once you cross that threshold its very hard to stop and go back. In my opinion only complete stop can really help here, best to sell the console again to minise the risk of a relapse.

I would say that it's possible for some gamblers who only appear to be addicted to beat their "addiction" through sheer self-control, as it's purely psychological, while an alcoholic would have more trouble as alcohol addiction is mostly physiological. Again, some video game addicts are able to play in moderation if they choose other games than they were addicted to.

Some moderation-gamers will be only able to play adventure games without the risk of getting addicted again, while others addicted to World of Warcraft can just choose any other MMORPG that isn't WoW.

Yes, today developer creates video games to earn money the same time get information from us users. That is what I believe in that sometimes I am worried at the same time I don't care about it because there are many different reasons the developers earn money from us playing the game for free as same for those paid game they make money from users who spend so much to level up.  

I would say those are the ones who are hooked in my point of view if they pay for kinds of stuff in the game without earning back I would say it's a waste and not a waste if you earn more from your job, it is their job as a human to be entertained.

Grinding gamers are the ones who love video games as we can't stop them. That would up to them how they will do it while doing things they must do as part of the society in the world of reality.

As I consider my self a gamer at one point, not that that much I don't know how to explain, I would share that sometimes reality sucks as we see it as an escape, is from playing video games sometimes that game is just so addicting.

I am a hardcore gamer during my early days. I skip classes, asking money from my grandma to buy Playstation games, etc. (I still have the classic PS1 console sitting on my archives lol). My parents are against me from playing video games during class season, but I disobeyed and keep playing. When my parents are in their respective offices, I started playing. Until I hear the car parking outside, I immediately stopped and going to the living room reading textbooks lol. I would never forget those days haha.

In college, I remember that my dad caught me playing in a computer shop and threatened me to stop going to school anymore and considering me to take up priesthood. But my mom pleaded to my dad to give me just one more chance, and he did, but with reduced allowance and hiring a “spy” to make sure I am not tempted to go to computer shops and play games until I’ve graduated after 6 1/2 years in college (I was almost kicked out twice back then because of so many failing grades than passing ones in the report card).

It’s a very real problem indeed, until esports and innovative ways of making money by playing video games (especially blockchain games) come to life. Right now, I just occasionally play games while spending most of the time on working on the crypto projects and chillng around in coffee shops while following minimum health standards.

They also give you false information like gamers are the best mind thinker person which is means they have some unique traits they've got from playing games. I mean like the movie Snakes on the Airplane, where the actor don't have any experience on flying the plane except flying it on a simulation game in a PSP then suddenly he can fly the plane that experience but man, come on, that's only happened in the movies there's nothing like that in real life.

It's okay to play games to pass the time. OK for entertainment. Playing games increases intelligence. But the main thing is how long the game is playing. Kids or people of any age have no problem playing it for 30 minutes to 1 hour. If you cross it, you will get addicted. Everything is harmful, whether it is a virtual or artificial game. Everybody is brainwashing us when it comes to virtual games. Be practical, all games are useless except physical games.

True, while flight simulators can't teach you actual flying, it can be useful for learning basics about the instruments, maps, weather, VOR and ATC. But the in-game ATC is just artificial intelligence speaking to you. You don't get the feel of a real plane. There is no fear in the comfort of sitting in front of your computer. There a infinitely more room of error because if you crash in-game, you don't die.

It is still useful in training some emergency procedures that you wouldn't intentionally put yourself IRL. Also, a good amount of IFR training can be done in a flight sim, however, the knowledge gained from flight simulator is useless unless you have skills necessary to fly IRL.

And that's me saying as a flight simulator enthusiast - I once flown a Cessna 182 under the eye of an instructed pilot, and it was a lot harder than in-game.

There are people who are feeling depress and their way of getting out of it is to play video games. Video games today are no longer the same as before like Bomberman, Bomb Jack, Super Mario and etc. The games now allows you to meet new people online such as it's also being rolled as as social media.
I've met a lot of new friends through games and not only that, there are gamers who are now professional gamers that makes them earn a living. I guess it only depends how you use the game as a platform for your interest. Could be for entertainment, career or just for pass time.

Being a hardcore gamer doesn't automatically mean you are addicted. I used to be one several years ago and I still managed to get good grades and have a balanced life. It lasted one and a half a year for me, it was so fun and enjoyable.

And yes, too much of a good thing is a bad thing, so I eventually got bored and I quit my hardcore CS:GO gaming phase.

Video games are truly addictive and I agree to what you've said but it is also a way for others to relax and enjoy their time, have fun with their friends or socialize.
Grinding games could be boring because you would just repeat it over and over again but we are playing or doing it because we have a goal in the game.

Just like most things, most people may go through short term addictions to certain things though it will eeb and flow.

But there's always this small group of people who take addiction to the next level and can't control how much they love something. Those are the people who you see on local news at night peeing in buckets and continuing to play while their health degrades and they haven't showered in a week.

Video Games can be addictive, totally. But I think it has much more of a social stigma compared to watching TV, Movies, etc. Video games look worse for some weird reason, when they're a perfectly suitable thing to do in moderation -- just like every other recreational activity people do.

They're also a great way for young people to to develop hand eye coordination, critical thinking skills and in some cases creativity.  I'm currently 'addicted' to Mario Maker 2.  It's basically a combination of 5 different generations of mario (Super Mario Brothers, SMB 3, Super Mario World, New Super Mario Brothers and Mario 3D) where users can create their own levels and upload them for others to play on their own are against others.  Some of the levels people come up with are incredible.

Well it unfortunate because many have invested all time that should be used for more productive in playing videos game. It’s simple because I have lots of friends that are game freaks, and from my observation they have been attached to the video since probably their teen age and as the technology improves they crave for more updates version of the game.

Now pa5 is out my game friends are already making huge plans of buying theirs soon. It’s not a problem to play video games but the ability to take into consideration time management so you don’t end up spending all time playing video games. In my opinion I think video games should be played during leisure time.

The same can be written about those who earn money by their labor. Overall, I agree that video games are a waste of time. For your work, you will at least receive money that can be spent in the future to improve your life and not only yours. If a teenager plays games, this is still half the trouble, but after all, many adults play and are addicted to them, not realizing that this time could be spent more productively, so you always need to consciously approach any type of waste of time and think about what benefits it will bring you.

That's the main selling point of video games. Find ways how to get players hooked in their designed games and rip money as much as they can. If you are a gamer, make sure you can afford this kind of lifestyle, because this is quite expensive. Not only your resources but your time is really put into it. You need to contemplate on your life why you need to spend so many hours on this activity.

I can't get why some think of gaming as a bad thing when you only took some time of your day to play as leisure. It's just like playing basketball in the afternoon that would take hours to play, similarly in any other sports.

As a gamer myself, who has been involved in many games from the start with Kirby when I was like 8 or 9, then Monster Rancher, God Of War, flyff, DN, dota, cs, and any other games when I was a teen. I pretty much have managed myself. I am even in a Science-based curriculum in my High school, and currently studying as an engineer.

I think the only problem in this, is when someone puts the blame on this game for them being unproductive and anything that is bad. Cause it is easy to put blame on things than to look on the bad side of yourself.

Some people enjoy playing video games.  It makes them happy.  That's the main selling point.  Sure, some would like to spend all their time doing only things that make them happy in that moment like playing video games, but they don't, because they are responsible.

I'm guessing you don't enjoy playing video games and likely aren't interested in trying.  That's fine.  But it doesn't mean other people that play them are wasting their life away.  Different people entertain themselves in different ways.

Man video games are addicted. Now there is a whole new earning opportunities be it streamer, tournaments or betting. So they are not only money sucking machines. Specially in third world countries video game penetration is very low as there is are less people with high speed internet and powerful gaming rigs. All and all party is just getting started.

You saw that too. Whenever there's a huge company developing a game like CDPR that just launched Cyberphunk 2077. There's a huge noise it made in the gaming world and many were interested buying it and it actually made a huge sales. Although there's some issues that they're facing right now due to the early release (it has been postponed many times). Still, this is one of the scenario that video games are serious business these days. Entertainment is one of the biggest money making industry in the world today. And out of these games, players can create content which can also make them money if that's what they intended to do. You see a lot of gaming content creators are making out videos and money from playing games. As I've said and you've said, it's a career these days.

The similarity between gaming and sports is that they both provide entertainment, and those who want to take this seriously can join teams/leagues, and enter tournaments/competitions. Adding sponsors/ads for the team to make cash passively while playing is the same to both. It is factual to say that these players/gamers who take it seriously are people who love playing the game/sports they chose to be professional with.

Good to play video games for entertainment. Today's video games are being made that way. Going for entertainment is becoming addictive. It is disrupting normal life. There is fun in physical play and physical exertion. Video games with a lot of pressure on the brain. As a result, people are becoming distorted. Game developers need to change these brain-destroying platforms. Otherwise our future generations will lose humanity.

Yes.
It isn't just about gaming and enjoying. These professional gamers are passionate with what they do. Just like the routine training of what a professional athlete does, they also have that routine of training, practice and thinking of which should they do after and before a match. Thinking what was right and what was wrong if ever they lose a match.
Some gamers are earning through being entertaining alone even they're not professional gamers. It's about how they can entertain and maximize their skills, entertaining through games or becoming a professional gamer/e-sports player.

Video games are harmless, but I fear the new incoming generation is getting heavily dependent on them so they lack social skills, or the will to even go outside. Perhaps the unspoken benefit is the population will naturally go down because they won't get laid.  ::)

I think you are a bit misinformed. Gaming became much more accepted over the last few years. Actually there are a lot of girls in gaming these days. A good friend of mine is married to a gamer girl that is still streaming. Also the demand for gaming gear is high than ever with a lot of different styles and colors for all sexes.

Of course they're more accepting of gaming. Doesn't mean it isn't taboo to stay inside playing video games all day. I'm sure some woman would find that to be a bit off putting? But to each their own.

Also, video games are distracting, if they get out of hand. Why bother doing work or studying in school when you can play world of warcraft all day  ;)

You're making it sound worse than it is. You don't have to buy things to play and most of this paid content is optional and doesn't give players any advantage. I know that there are crazy people who pay $300 for a weapon skin in CS that really does nothing but make them feel better about themselves, but most people don't do it and enjoy the game as it is. There's lots of freebies that you earn while playing and you can have a lot of free skins and other gadgets, without spending any money. I played some of these games with paid content like Smite and they reward you with game currencies just for logging in or playing during special events. You don't have to spend any money to have fun with friends.

Anything entertaining is distracting.  That's what entertainment is for.

And it's not the 90s anymore.  It's not a bad thing to be a 'nerd'.  And video games are a way to make friends, not a sign you don't have any. 

Times have changed.

In North America ESports viewership is expected to be more than MLB, making the NFL the only league with more viewers.

League of Legends 2019 World Championship, streamed live by over 100 million:
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It is actually a lot worsen now, yes we can play the games without buying those skins but let us take someone as an example who is playing those games just only for fun for years. They might start it as fun and also with freebie things but over time they will get addicted to the game so they want to hold those useless skins and will be ready to pay for things. Even people get to the next level so they want to keep updating their gadgets very often just to make their game experience better.

Wow. To be honest I actually was not aware of how large viewer base was. But still video game addiction can be a problem because these companies will purposely design their product to be addictive. Realistically it’s about the most harmless addiction there is so it’s not like it hurts anybody else.

My main point was mostly about video game addiction because clearly there are some positive benefits to video games like bringing people together or a potential way to create jobs.

To be fair, this is kind of deep, and somehow true. But this can't be for the most, Escapism is what entertainment offers tbh. Escaping the current problems by engaging to something that will make you think of other things. The only thing about gaming is just like as you said when they rely on this for any problem they take and don't engage to face it. Which is really sad to think.

There are definitely games that exploit this, mostly mobile apps that are built similar to slot machines.  Kind of mindless, lots of clicking/tapping and constant monitoring every day/hour to make sure you don't lose whatever it is you did all the mindless clicking/tapping for.  And it's always easy to buy that premium thing for $1 in game that doesn't actually do anything just looks pretty.  Farmville was one of the first I believe.

Those games exist, but they don't represent, imo, "video games" and really shouldn't even be lumped into the same group as your Xbox/Nintendo/Playstation or PC games like League of Legends or DOTA.

If your kid is playing Farmville in all his spare time, for god sake buy him a XBox or something.

I’m not a game freak but I understand the video games was design to entertain users just like every other digital gadget that keeps one busy and free from stress or pressure. Like I said earlier I’m not a game freak but I have friends who plays the game frequently and it’s just for fun not addiction.
Video games are to kill boredom but when it becomes an addiction then it becomes problematic for the user.

In Bangladesh plus India it should be the common and biggest problem for our children.  I want to tell you about my country. In Bangladesh the pubg and free fire games is most popular games. A huge amount of children age range 10-17 they are playing this games limit less. They are spend a huge time on this games. Well we are truely care about their future. They are reading or playing any physical games they are now interested in virtual games. Its because of they are getting very cheap price range smartphone plus very cheap internet pack and this kinds of games they can play that times of games. By this problem. Now we can't understand what will be happen

Many people don't know how to pick a hobby! They end up doing the same repeated thing and don't realize when it becomes an addiction and as such, they call it hobby. I like video games no doubt but, I don't make it a need or is compelled at any point in time to play.
What might seem to be a rescuer from boredom is just another imprisoning worther in a virtual reality cell and as such, big fans get sucked in so much that they fail to realize the  usefulness of time as it slips  by, seconds by seconds.

Time is money they say, invest it and get rewards.

Since I was a kid, I've been playing video games, the NES, and other old games except for those very first versions of games. Before it was only the purpose of video games and the market was good enough and there were many gamers that have been scattered all around the world.
Now that it was brought to see that there's a gaming market, a career, and esports market that one can go in as a profession, it's entirely different today and is more fun because of the opportunities that it has brought.

Yeah! that was fair enough. because games did not give us a total loss. I think when I was playing games, I chose those games that I can earn money while I'm playing and in our country, their lots of games like that. It gave me some opportunities to buy some of my needs while playing those games. Right now, gamers should consider playing such kinds of games because, in the long run, they can earn as much as they're progressing in the game.

I think addiction is an addiction I have never seen anything like harmless addictions. Frankly speaking the way UX designing has developed these days every product is designed in a way to make the consumer habitual. So wherever you get dopamine you seem to create an addiction for that thing. If we are going to see if something is good or not merely on the basis of bringing people together and potential ways to create jobs even the brothels could be justified. Even the gaming segment now has seen a sharp shift into sub-sectors like VR gaming, Mobile Gaming, and traditional Video Gaming on Console/PS/Xboxes to a whole new sector of these gaming championships. Frankly speaking we and are the main product for this sector.

You're right, there is no harmless addiction.

Let me rephrase, a 'relative' harmless addiction. Is playing video games better than doing meth? Sure, why not. Mobile games design some pretty addicting UI though. They make the games free, then loop people into microtransactions to progress. You have crate/chest openings which are skin to slot machines.

What are those games you've made some money? does it like you're selling items in-game? There are in-game and real life markets that have been built through these games.
And other than that, they also built friendship and connections in real life through it. I have friends that even found the love of their lives and got married and the place they've met, is through an RPG game.

Let me share mine, I used to be someone who you call a PILOT user, someone who would handle others account to increase their rank/MMR for a set amount of price in each division. The higher the rank/MMR, the higher the price. I also do "boosting" services if the client wants to take part in the process, and it is almost for the same price, but they can negotiate it unlike in Pilot service.

And as you mentioned, the market-place is a great way to earn money, selling rare gears and stuffs online can give you a great fortune. It is just that, I am not that kind of gamer as I really liked collecting these kinds of stuff for my very own happiness :D

That's much preferred if you're doing this you prefer and at the same time, you're happy with it. It's the best feeling, right? The pilot and boosting service, I see them and many are doing it in different games.
If the game management allows that, you have no problem. But even if they prohibit such activities, you'll still see players do it because they make money from it.

Video game election... I mean addiction... isn't the only problem. ;D

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Actually, game developers actually hated this kind of money-making as this is really annoying for the opposing opponent. So in this kind of business, you must be considerate on how you carry the game. You must learn how to be down to earth, and not arrogant to the opposing opponent, through chats or emotes. As a matter of fact, it is really annoying when you grind on your real account and someone from higher ranks do the same, it feels unfair and unreasonable.

Im talking about online strategic games, such as dota 2, league of legends, Valorant, CsGo, Etc. Otherwise like RPG, it is pretty much not of an issue compare to those games.

You need to be considerate lest your account will be reported by those annoyed opponents. I've felt that because I'm also a player and that's really annoying but what can I do, it's a game and it's a profit making game for others but not for me.
In RPGs, it is enjoyable because you can farm for items and forge into a stronger one. There will be other players that don't want to push through grinding and wanting to buy those items with real money.