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Online Gaming and Gaming Addiction

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Parent CampaignTell Nickelodeon that naughty games are not for young children
ResearchUnderstanding MMORPG Addiction - Read Stanford University's Graduate student, Nick Yee's, research on gaming addiction
ResearchVideo Game Addiction: Is it Real? - from Harris Interactive.[April, 2007]
ResearchExploring user experiences as predictors of MMORPG addiction - written by students from National Chiao Tung University [Revised June, 2009]
ResearchReport on World of Warcraft from the Swedish Media Council [March, 2008]
ResourceOnLine Gamers Anonymous - a self-help support web site
ResourceVideo Game Addiction - a compilation of informatoin on the topic from folks at Wikipedia.
ResourceLearn the signs, risks and what to do about video game addiction from the National Institute on Media and the Family
News storyGeekDad Parents, Kids and the Stuff We Obsess About New Research Suggests 8% of Gamers May be Addicted from Wired.com [May, 2009]
News story Everquest Or Evercrack? - from CBS News.com [May, 2002]
Magazine articleHow to Set Video-Game Limits- Q&A with clinical psychologist Sharon Maxwell, for advice on the topic. [June], 2009]
BlogComputer Game Addiction - Advice, discussions, and reviews from the Berkeley Parents Network. [Last entry: September, 2006]
BlogVideo Game Addiction: Fact or Fiction? - Debate on the release of a recent study. [April, 2009]