Comments on: Study Examines Attention Effects of Video Games http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:50:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: dj marreld http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24806 dj marreld Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:51:25 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24806 Hello, I am the mother of a 27 year old male who is considered a professional gamer by his peers and who was diagnosed with ADD as a young boy. It is a serious matter to be found in bondage to an addiction that distorts reality with fantasy. Most vulnerable are those who are disadvantaged, socially isolated and insecure. Not aggressive by nature and with a distain for violence, he became the hero who overcame evil with good. He now extends his asscociation to those who engage in 'furry' events whose persona and alter ego is that of the character they identify with and esteem. I am heartbroken to see him and others in the grip of this delusion and mind consuming activity. To those who have not fallen prey to this addiction, I say discipline yourselves continually. To those who are victims of this error and to their families- wake up. Sadly, I realized to late the grip this disease has on my son. Therefore I pray. Therapy does not seem to help, though therapy is good- Truth is best. The Word of God says that one who yields to the will of another is slave to that which he obeys and is taken captive by its will. (Romans 6:16) But the Word of God is life to those that hear it and healing and health to our mind and body.(Proverbs 4:22) For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind ( 2 timothy 1:7) And God is mighty to the pulling down of strongholds-(2 Corinthians 10:4) and this is a stronghold. God sent His son Jesus to bear these things in His body and through our faith in his Truth and we can pray for our loved ones and trust God to heal them and by the power of His Holy Spirit and to deliver them to a sound mind. This is my Hope for my son and anyone else enslaved to this unwholesome influence and destroyer of soul. Thank you and God bless. Hello, I am the mother of a 27 year old male who is considered a professional gamer by his peers and who was diagnosed with ADD as a young boy. It is a serious matter to be found in bondage to an addiction that distorts reality with fantasy. Most vulnerable are those who are disadvantaged, socially isolated and insecure. Not aggressive by nature and with a distain for violence, he became the hero who overcame evil with good. He now extends his asscociation to those who engage in ‘furry’ events whose persona and alter ego is that of the character they identify with and esteem. I am heartbroken to see him and others in the grip of this delusion and mind consuming activity. To those who have not fallen prey to this addiction, I say discipline yourselves continually. To those who are victims of this error and to their families- wake up. Sadly, I realized to late the grip this disease has on my son. Therefore I pray. Therapy does not seem to help, though therapy is good- Truth is best. The Word of God says that one who yields to the will of another is slave to that which he obeys and is taken captive by its will. (Romans 6:16) But the Word of God is life to those that hear it and healing and health to our mind and body.(Proverbs 4:22) For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind ( 2 timothy 1:7) And God is mighty to the pulling down of strongholds-(2 Corinthians 10:4) and this is a stronghold. God sent His son Jesus to bear these things in His body and through our faith in his Truth and we can pray for our loved ones and trust God to heal them and by the power of His Holy Spirit and to deliver them to a sound mind. This is my Hope for my son and anyone else enslaved to this unwholesome influence and destroyer of soul. Thank you and God bless.

]]> By: tennen http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24505 tennen Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:33:30 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24505 I have gone through the entire article and all the comments here, and I really think Gary's suggestion, that of encouraging outdoor games, is the best way forward to eradicate the ill-effects of video games and encouraging a healthy environment for today's kids. I have gone through the entire article and all the comments here, and I really think Gary’s suggestion, that of encouraging outdoor games, is the best way forward to eradicate the ill-effects of video games and encouraging a healthy environment for today’s kids.

]]> By: Gary http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24494 Gary Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:19:01 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24494 It is high time we shift our kids' focus to outdoor games again... it is a better thing to do and is infact good for health, as against video games being harmful... outdoor games also help in improving one's personality and traits. It is high time we shift our kids’ focus to outdoor games again… it is a better thing to do and is infact good for health, as against video games being harmful… outdoor games also help in improving one’s personality and traits.

]]> By: freida http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24471 freida Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:56:16 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24471 Who can stop the fire?? If ur kid doesnt play at home with restricted hours its going to be gone down the street playing at some other kids place. Who can stop the fire?? If ur kid doesnt play at home with restricted hours its going to be gone down the street playing at some other kids place.

]]> By: Hollis http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24434 Hollis Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:39:55 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24434 OOOhhh I see that this topic really has struck a chord with many people. I for one think that video games suck and let me tell you why. There is no redeeming factor in these games that pull teens away from their families for hours at a time, expose them to large amounts of violence, and expose them to munrealistic expectations of what a fantasy world can be. It is all so stupid. I am all for technology but this is one area where it has taken over too many lives and now look at the price that some are paying for that. Brain function is being affected here! Doesn't that seem like a problem to more people than just me? I for one wish that they would just go away. Would save some a lot of headaches and I know a lot of money too. OOOhhh I see that this topic really has struck a chord with many people. I for one think that video games suck and let me tell you why. There is no redeeming factor in these games that pull teens away from their families for hours at a time, expose them to large amounts of violence, and expose them to munrealistic expectations of what a fantasy world can be. It is all so stupid. I am all for technology but this is one area where it has taken over too many lives and now look at the price that some are paying for that. Brain function is being affected here! Doesn’t that seem like a problem to more people than just me? I for one wish that they would just go away. Would save some a lot of headaches and I know a lot of money too.

]]> By: Paul Berth http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24408 Paul Berth Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:27:30 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24408 It also depends on the kind of video games that are played... there are a lot of edutainment games that are very beneficial. It also depends on the kind of video games that are played… there are a lot of edutainment games that are very beneficial.

]]> By: Rose Hauritz http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24388 Rose Hauritz Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:38:10 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24388 A student body called quit-smoking was created bout three years ago in my school, and the responsibility of this body is to spread awareness on the ill-effects of smoking, thereby discouraging it as well as helping those who are trying to quit. The results have been very encouraging and I think every school can constitue a similar body or do something similar to put an end to this menace. A student body called quit-smoking was created bout three years ago in my school, and the responsibility of this body is to spread awareness on the ill-effects of smoking, thereby discouraging it as well as helping those who are trying to quit.

The results have been very encouraging and I think every school can constitue a similar body or do something similar to put an end to this menace.

]]> By: JONES http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24374 JONES Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:20:41 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24374 I do game, but oly when I feel that there is nothing else to entertain me, and this happens around once a week on an average. And whenever I do game, I make sure I do not game for more than an hour... this is because I have seen a lot of youngsters getting addicted to gaming in my high-school years, and I do not want to suffer a similar fate. I do game, but oly when I feel that there is nothing else to entertain me, and this happens around once a week on an average. And whenever I do game, I make sure I do not game for more than an hour… this is because I have seen a lot of youngsters getting addicted to gaming in my high-school years, and I do not want to suffer a similar fate.

]]> By: george http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24346 george Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:46:36 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24346 Video games' addiction is a very unfortunate thing to happen. I suffered from its addiction three years ago. I an twenty now and am still on my path to recovery. I was just seventeen then and my condition was so bad that I would steal money from home to go to gaming parlours as my parents would not let me game at home... I went through counselling and after a lot of effort, I'm slowly moving towards normalcy again. Video games’ addiction is a very unfortunate thing to happen. I suffered from its addiction three years ago. I an twenty now and am still on my path to recovery.

I was just seventeen then and my condition was so bad that I would steal money from home to go to gaming parlours as my parents would not let me game at home… I went through counselling and after a lot of effort, I’m slowly moving towards normalcy again.

]]> By: Meg http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24329 Meg Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:40:37 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24329 This is so interesting, especially given that as the popularity and availability of video games has increased, so too have the number of prescriptions written for ADD and ADHD drugs. Looks like there could definitely be a correlation there to me. This is so interesting, especially given that as the popularity and availability of video games has increased, so too have the number of prescriptions written for ADD and ADHD drugs. Looks like there could definitely be a correlation there to me.

]]> By: Ivana http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24322 Ivana Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:21:35 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24322 I have teenagers and I can def say that their mood for the day or perhaps the week is set by winning their games. Moods, instructions, duties and other forms of entertainment even relationships come only after the madness ends. I have teenagers and I can def say that their mood for the day or perhaps the week is set by winning their games. Moods, instructions, duties and other forms of entertainment even relationships come only after the madness ends.

]]> By: Judy http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24320 Judy Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:10:24 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24320 I've always found this difficult to understand. If video games do diminish one aspect of attention how does it help keep the gamer's concentration. It should get confusing like spinning yourself around in circles shouldnt it? I’ve always found this difficult to understand. If video games do diminish one aspect of attention how does it help keep the gamer’s concentration. It should get confusing like spinning yourself around in circles shouldnt it?

]]> By: HILLARY http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24319 HILLARY Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:23:29 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24319 I do not allow my 10 year old pair of twins to game more for more than 2 hours a week as they had got addicted to gaming last year and had unusual behavior. I do not allow my 10 year old pair of twins to game more for more than 2 hours a week as they had got addicted to gaming last year and had unusual behavior.

]]> By: tom http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24316 tom Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:48:30 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24316 Video games are not only a distraction in a way that they reduce attention span but can also turn into an addiction, causing a lack of attention in other activities. Video games are not only a distraction in a way that they reduce attention span but can also turn into an addiction, causing a lack of attention in other activities.

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24306 Sylvia Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:20:54 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24306 All hell does break loose Gary! I banned my grandchildren from playing video games when I babysit. They turn into glassy eyed monsters. If they played as a team, they would be screaming over whose fault it was they weren't winning. If they played each other, it turned into a brawl when there was a winner and a loser. I don't put up with such nonsense. All hell does break loose Gary! I banned my grandchildren from playing video games when I babysit. They turn into glassy eyed monsters. If they played as a team, they would be screaming over whose fault it was they weren’t winning. If they played each other, it turned into a brawl when there was a winner and a loser. I don’t put up with such nonsense.

]]> By: CraigH. http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24302 CraigH. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:44:25 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24302 On gaming, I've found the opposite. The whole game absorbs me completely. I don't hear a thing and my attention is unwavering. Any real gamer is the same. Reaction time is faster because it needs to be. Games are designed to be more reactive than gearing up. That's what creates the excitement. When you can see everything coming a mile away, it's boring. Gearing up as they call it is boring and that's why their attention wasn't held. On gaming, I’ve found the opposite. The whole game absorbs me completely. I don’t hear a thing and my attention is unwavering. Any real gamer is the same. Reaction time is faster because it needs to be. Games are designed to be more reactive than gearing up. That’s what creates the excitement. When you can see everything coming a mile away, it’s boring.
Gearing up as they call it is boring and that’s why their attention wasn’t held.

]]> By: ASmom http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24300 ASmom Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:18:04 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24300 I feel that gaming was another route to obsession for my Aspergers Syndrome son. On reflection though, it's been an area of his life where he found he could fit in and be accepted by his peers almost as a guru. His obsessiveness about attention to detail gained him a vast knowledge of every tiny aspect of a game. For the first time in his life he knew what it felt like to be looked up to by his peers and for that, I am grateful. I feel that gaming was another route to obsession for my Aspergers Syndrome son. On reflection though, it’s been an area of his life where he found he could fit in and be accepted by his peers almost as a guru. His obsessiveness about attention to detail gained him a vast knowledge of every tiny aspect of a game. For the first time in his life he knew what it felt like to be looked up to by his peers and for that, I am grateful.

]]> By: GARY http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24294 GARY Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:27:35 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24294 I completely agree that video games have become a bane rather than the light entertainment they meant to be. As realism in them increases, the involvement of the gamer also increases and this is not good news. As long as you control the machine, it is fine. But once you are craving for the machine and are yourself under the machine's control, all hell breaks loose. I completely agree that video games have become a bane rather than the light entertainment they meant to be. As realism in them increases, the involvement of the gamer also increases and this is not good news.

As long as you control the machine, it is fine. But once you are craving for the machine and are yourself under the machine’s control, all hell breaks loose.

]]> By: Nelson Tommy http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24291 Nelson Tommy Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:16:43 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24291 Well, I think its not good to let the virtual world shape your real-world issues like attention levels and attention spans. Entertainment is good, but immersion isn't. Well, I think its not good to let the virtual world shape your real-world issues like attention levels and attention spans. Entertainment is good, but immersion isn’t.

]]> By: Steyn http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-examines-attention-effects-of-video-games/comment-page-1/#comment-24284 Steyn Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:28:57 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5490#comment-24284 I believe playing video games actually increases our reaction levels and reflexes. You see, playing a video game involves a lot of reaction and quick reflexes, and this actually makes a person faster, in my opinion. I believe playing video games actually increases our reaction levels and reflexes. You see, playing a video game involves a lot of reaction and quick reflexes, and this actually makes a person faster, in my opinion.

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