A Recovering (video game) Addict Speaks Out.
October 28, 2009
queenbeedc1983
I can still recall the (tragic) day when my parents officially revoked my Nintendo 64 privileges. My two years of obsessive video game playing had finally come to an end. I remember throwing an absolute tantrum and frantically searching every shelf and closet in hopes of uncovering my beloved Nintendo. A true sign of an addict. Well, a few days later I found out that my parents had sold my set; this finally marked the end of my addictive teenage video game era…Little did I know I would have a mild relapse ten years later.
It wasn’t until fairly recently that I was reacquainted with the madness of the video game world, namely Nintendo’s Wii and PlayStation 2’s guitar hero. My 13-year-old cousins were the ones to introduce me to Wii, and I was blown away by the virtual capabilities of this new game. The level of interaction and emergent gameplaying is an unreal experience-especially for someone who’s been in the dark for almost a decade. Anyway, it only took a few weeks of playing until the obsessive tendencies re-entered my life. I now own a PlayStation 2 and quite a few games. So, after a solid decade of video game sobriety, I have found myself becoming addicted…yet again…
Point being, I find the concept of video games fascinating and extremely addictive, but still feel that I am way behind. In general, I have no experience with MMOG’s, including the popular second life. What surprises me the most is that as much as I love game play, the thought of playing the fantasy-ridden World of Warcraft is completely unappealing. In fact, it makes me laugh. I find this interesting and wonder whether my thoughts will change after this introduction. All I know is that I can’t afford a third video game addiction, so let’s hope I don’t get too caught up in the star wars fantasies!
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jas84 |
November 6, 2009 at 1:27 pm
nice read… believe me if u dont wanna get addicted stay away from mmogs ..they are beyond addictive
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queenbeedc1983 |
November 10, 2009 at 4:37 am