Online Gaming and Gaming Addiction
The Internet is an ever-changing source of information. Inevitably, some of the links below will stop working. We will do our best to keep links current and remove broken links.
| Source | Link Info |
|---|---|
| Parent Campaign | Tell Nickelodeon that naughty games are not for young children |
| Research | Understanding MMORPG Addiction - Read Stanford University's Graduate student, Nick Yee's, research on gaming addiction |
| Research | Video Game Addiction: Is it Real? - from Harris Interactive.[April, 2007] |
| Research | Exploring user experiences as predictors of MMORPG addiction - written by students from National Chiao Tung University [Revised June, 2009] |
| Research | Report on World of Warcraft from the Swedish Media Council [March, 2008] |
| Resource | OnLine Gamers Anonymous - a self-help support web site |
| Resource | Video Game Addiction - a compilation of informatoin on the topic from folks at Wikipedia. |
| Resource | Learn the signs, risks and what to do about video game addiction from the National Institute on Media and the Family |
| News story | GeekDad 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 article | How to Set Video-Game Limits- Q&A with clinical psychologist Sharon Maxwell, for advice on the topic. [June], 2009] |
| Blog | Computer Game Addiction - Advice, discussions, and reviews from the Berkeley Parents Network. [Last entry: September, 2006] |
| Blog | Video Game Addiction: Fact or Fiction? - Debate on the release of a recent study. [April, 2009] |