DaivRules Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Reading an article on a new study on compulsive gamers and the difference in their brains and non-compulsive gamers. https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/01/06/037228 Everytime I read an article about studies on gamers I get all paranoid that I might have the issues mentioned. Luckily, I don't fall into the categories studied here and would be considered a non-compulsive gamer. If you consider yourself a compulsive gamer, do you think this is something you want to change or are you okay with it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Interesting stuff. Anecdotally, I got a perfect score on the hazard perception part of the driving test (for non-UK people: done at a computer, you had to click a mouse when a hazard or potential hazard appeared in a series of dashboard videos - e.g. a woman with a pram standing on the sidewalk like she's thinking of crossing the road) when I was going for my licence. The examiner remarked that she'd only seen that a couple of times before. Am I a "compulsive" gamer though... probably not. I like to play games, and they are my favourite hobby, but if I can't play for whatever reason I seem to get on just fine. I'll just do something else. I'll forgo sleep on the weekends, but try to make sure I get enough during the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDemonicDragon Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I have moments where I have no desire to really eat much for a week or so because I don't want to interrupt my gaming.. I suppose i'm okay with it, cause it's not something that constantly happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condemned09 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I don't consider myself compulsive gamer there time when i don't play games for a day or so i do other things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_of_Ra Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Not really. If I'm tired, need to eat, drink, etc. I stop gaming immediately. However, there are moments were I become so hooked in game, most of the time a tough one that kicks my ass 1000 times, and sometimes I lay down eating for a couple more hours just to get an objective done. Doesn't happen too often though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemiak Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Interesting read. Once or twice a year I'll get hooked on a game and can't stop thinking about it. I always eat before/during play though I will sleep less than I should occasionally. If I miss a day due to watching football or doing family stuff it doesn't kill me. I didn't play for over a week during the holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyTonberry Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Honestly depends on the game. I remember spending around 20 hours on FFXIII-2, I only got off it to give the PS3 a break. When I do find a game I really enjoy I won't eat or sleep until it's to a point I'm unable to play the game anymore. I wouldn't change it, as long as it's making me happy I don't mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiptracing Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I don't think I am. I haven't been playing much the past few months. When I do, it's probably for an hour or two. I almost never spend more than five hours gaming, I have no idea how people can do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExHaseo Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I don't think I'm a compulsive gamer. I'll put off eating or going to the bathroom for a few minutes if I'm in the middle of something, but I do the same thing for TV shows and movies. I'll wait until the end of the show/movie, or I'll wait until a scene change to pause. As for sleeping, I used to stay up and get less sleep to keep playing games when I was younger, but not anymore. I'm an old man, I need my sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShogunCroCop Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I am a compulsively noncompulsive gamer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Definitely not a compulsive gamer at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgrave Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I used to years ago but not so much anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Unfortunately no. Would love that kind of brain. More processing power is always welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLamb121 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I'm definitely not. I mean, I play games quite a but because it makes me happy, but I will stop if I need to do something, sleep if I need to sleep, and I'm ok if I don't have time to play due to other circumstances (unless I'm like super hooked on a game, which doesn't happen too often). I can't even imagine being a compulsive gamer. That just sounded like an addiction to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDemonicDragon Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I can't even imagine being a compulsive gamer. That just sounded like an addiction to me... It does seem like an addiction in a way.. and unfortunately that's how I get at times. Thankfully not all the time. That'd be a nightmare. But it sucks when I have those moments. I just don't have the desire to eat. That only happens when I REALLY get into a game, and it's been a little while cx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KratosTheMighty Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I can focus on multiple things at once, mostly... Unless I'm really concentrating on something that demands my full attention. I'd say videogames have helped me more than they could ever hurt me. Can I push myself for a game? Sure, I've done 12-14 hour gaming sessions.... Like any hobby though, you can get lost in it.... but it's also more than just a bunch of pixels on the screen for me. As I'm sure it is more than that for most or all of you. People looking in from the outside have always seen what they've wanted to see when it comes to videogames, because they either lack the imagination to see the full picture, or they are just plain ignorant about a subject they know very little about. I love videogames, the stories, the impossible situations a player gets thrown into, the worlds, being able to walk in places I never could in real life, to see different centuries brought to life before my very eyes. I try not to spend my money frugally, and often go a year without spending little if any money that I didn't absolutely need to. So no, I may be a game addicted weirdo, who spends his days playing often violent videogames, but I am not a compulsive gamer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegirlruka Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I wouldn't say I'm a compulsive gamer, but a compulsive person in general. If I get really obsessed with something, gaming or not, I can skip a day or two of sleep to do more of it. I've gone a night without sleep before to learn about physics before because it was really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepeaguy83 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I don't really give a shit about these articles. I'm not harming anyone else with my hobbies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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