Annotated Biblographys

 Annotated Bibliography 1

 

Utah, Cami Buckley. “Is video game addiction real”. May 13 2020.

A recent six-year study, the longest study ever done on video game addiction, found that about 90% of gamers do not play in a way that is harmful or causes negative long-term consequences. A significant minority, though, can become truly addicted to video games and as a result can suffer mentally, socially and behaviorally.

 

Who wrote the document: Cami Buckley 

 

What does the document discusses: The aim of this particular study is to look at the longer terms and impact when it comes to people that have a particular relationship with video games and how playing video games for a period of time can do to a person over time, in this article it was based off of a six year study, the longest study ever done on video game addiction, and it’s also found that 90% of gamers do not play in a way that is harmful or causes negative long term consequences and it’s actually a significant minority, though it’s still very bad because of how people can get truly addicted to video games and as a result can suffer mentally, socially and behaviorally.

 

Why was the document made: I believe this document was made to show more awareness to people that have video game addiction even though it’s a small amount, even though I am quite surprised on how the longest study of this was only six years, because video games have been here for more than two decades and video game addiction is not talked about that much

 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200513143803.htm

Annotated Bibliography 2

 

New York, Ferris Jabr. “Can you really be addicted to video games ”. October 22, 2019.

In this article it’s more of a lot of people different experience with video game addiction, and how people can become addicted in many different ways.

 

In the first story of this article it was about a guy named Charlie Bracke and he was just a normal guy that was playing video games since he was young at the age of 5, he was playing old 2D games and many others, In his teenage years he become more obsessed with online shooters, but like many of us he wasn’t addict he would still get good grades and finish he’s homework on his way on the bus so he can play as much video games when he came home, he’s parents kept telling him to stop playing so much but he didn’t listen, when he went to college everything changed there was no one to hold him accountable for his action eventually he stopped going to class and he dropped out of college and moved back to his parents’ house, when I read this it really shows that a lot of people can be really irresponsible when there is no one to tell them what they’re doing is wrong.

 

In around May the world health organization officially added a new disorder to the section on substance use and addictive behaviors in the latest version of the International Classification of Diseases and the disorder is going to be called “gaming disorder” which defines as excessive and irrepressible preoccupation with video games.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/magazine/can-you-really-be-addicted-to-video-games.html

Annotated Bibliography 3

 

New York, Elizabeth. “Is video game addiction really and addiction?”. December 28, 2020.

In this article its trying to discuss if video game addiction is an actually thing or are people just saying it is and that its not real.

 

When they ask the parents if video game addiction is real, they would say yes because they will be watching their kids play all day every day for hours on end neglecting the real world and their friends and family, but what would experts say if this is a real addiction like alcohol or drug addiction.

 

Video game addiction is not included in the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, in my opinion it should be because even though video game addiction is very little it should be considered one, but the world health organization also recognizes gaming disorder in its most current state as an disease.

 

Some game manufacturers actually even boast about the “addictive” experience of their games with their advertising which I can’t really blame them because the more people that play and the longer they play the games means the game does way better for the long run for the company.

 

The article also discusses how video game addiction is a worldwide issue and it’s not just only in the west, in some Asian countries such as china and south Korea have seen and identified that video game addiction is a very realy thing and as an urgent public health matter.

 

https://www.verywellmind.com/is-video-game-addiction-really-an-addiction-22518