The Washington Post - Video games are more addictive than ever. This is what happens when kids can’t turn them off. Thanks RedEye9.
"Video games are more addictive than ever. This is what happens when kids can’t turn them off."
Mr. Tact wrote on Dec 15, 2016, 23:32:
I remember Lode Runner just being running around picking up boxes while bad guys chased you...
Mr. Tact wrote on Dec 15, 2016, 23:32:Based on original 80s game, the bad guys were robots. Lode Runner was a human collecting gold. http://www.loderunnerclassic.com/ ...
I remember Lode Runner just being running around picking up boxes while bad guys chased you...
jdreyer wrote on Dec 12, 2016, 16:03:
Jumpman waz c64 Lode Runner.
jdreyer wrote on Dec 12, 2016, 16:03:Interesting. I remember a LR port for C64. It used red colors instead of blue like in Apple 2 port. It looks like Jumpman was from Epyx while LR was from B0rderbund.Ant wrote on Dec 11, 2016, 21:58:Jumpman waz c64 Lode Runner.jdreyer wrote on Dec 10, 2016, 20:37:Lots of of good games, but on my Apple //c. Jumpman was Lode Runner?Mr. Tact wrote on Dec 10, 2016, 12:52:
Nope, I meant computer games. Specifically games available on the University of Illinois computer system PLATO. The precursor to most everything you see on the Internet today -- forums, person to person chat, multi-person interactive games. Basically we were doing that starting in the late 70s and laughed our collective asses off at the "creation" of these things on the Internet.
There were lots of time consuming games in the 80s to play:
- The Ultima series (spent SO much time in Ultima IV)
- Lode Runner/Jumpman
- Telengard
- Pinball Construction Set
- Archon
- Dungeon Master
- Prince of Persia
- Battletech: Crescent Hawk Inception
- Simcity
- Tetris
- Elite
- Germany 1985
- Kampfgruppe
And those are just the ones I played on my IBM PC and C-64 that I remember.
Ant wrote on Dec 11, 2016, 21:58:Jumpman waz c64 Lode Runner.jdreyer wrote on Dec 10, 2016, 20:37:Lots of of good games, but on my Apple //c. Jumpman was Lode Runner?Mr. Tact wrote on Dec 10, 2016, 12:52:
Nope, I meant computer games. Specifically games available on the University of Illinois computer system PLATO. The precursor to most everything you see on the Internet today -- forums, person to person chat, multi-person interactive games. Basically we were doing that starting in the late 70s and laughed our collective asses off at the "creation" of these things on the Internet.
There were lots of time consuming games in the 80s to play:
- The Ultima series (spent SO much time in Ultima IV)
- Lode Runner/Jumpman
- Telengard
- Pinball Construction Set
- Archon
- Dungeon Master
- Prince of Persia
- Battletech: Crescent Hawk Inception
- Simcity
- Tetris
- Elite
- Germany 1985
- Kampfgruppe
And those are just the ones I played on my IBM PC and C-64 that I remember.
jdreyer wrote on Dec 10, 2016, 20:37:Lots of of good games, but on my Apple //c. Jumpman was Lode Runner?Mr. Tact wrote on Dec 10, 2016, 12:52:
Nope, I meant computer games. Specifically games available on the University of Illinois computer system PLATO. The precursor to most everything you see on the Internet today -- forums, person to person chat, multi-person interactive games. Basically we were doing that starting in the late 70s and laughed our collective asses off at the "creation" of these things on the Internet.
There were lots of time consuming games in the 80s to play:
- The Ultima series (spent SO much time in Ultima IV)
- Lode Runner/Jumpman
- Telengard
- Pinball Construction Set
- Archon
- Dungeon Master
- Prince of Persia
- Battletech: Crescent Hawk Inception
- Simcity
- Tetris
- Elite
- Germany 1985
- Kampfgruppe
And those are just the ones I played on my IBM PC and C-64 that I remember.
Mr. Tact wrote on Dec 10, 2016, 12:52:
Nope, I meant computer games. Specifically games available on the University of Illinois computer system PLATO. The precursor to most everything you see on the Internet today -- forums, person to person chat, multi-person interactive games. Basically we were doing that starting in the late 70s and laughed our collective asses off at the "creation" of these things on the Internet.
Fantaz wrote on Dec 10, 2016, 01:06:Mr. Tact wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 22:03:
This is nothing new. I know people who ruined their college education (a.k.a. -- failed out) over computer games in the 1980s. And I'm sure people were getting addicted to one thing or another and dropping out long before then.
Yes, it happens. Is it a major problem? Pretty sure it isn't.
just curious, what games were they so addicted to back in the 80s that caused that to happen?
Mr. Tact wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 22:03:
This is nothing new. I know people who ruined their college education (a.k.a. -- failed out) over computer games in the 1980s. And I'm sure people were getting addicted to one thing or another and dropping out long before then.
Yes, it happens. Is it a major problem? Pretty sure it isn't.
VaranDragon wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 16:22:
Everyone seems to be avoiding the elephant in the room. Truth of the matter is simply this: A lot of young males today are under-achievers. They simply don't feel that they will ever ammount to anything in todays social climate so they don't even try. A lot of them turn to escapism, and video games are the obivious choice.
Rigs wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 20:20:Teh funnehRedEye9 wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 14:55:Cutter wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 14:34:
Stop feeding the trolls!
oh the irony.Verno wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 15:21:Cutter wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 14:34:
Stop feeding the trolls!
I bet half of your forum posts are advising people to avoid...you. Stop wasting time and space in topics with this repetitive bullshit.
Soon, everyone will be on his ignore list and the only posts he'll see are his own...and, to him, nothing will have changed whatsoever! Hell, I wouldn't put it past him to ignore himself, the fuckin' egomaniac...
=-Rigs-=
Jivaro wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 11:21:
The psychology behind some of the most successful games and even whole genres is fascinating, even if it makes you a little uncomfortable or even upset to think that your "want" to keep playing is actually something that is predictably and intentionally generated.
Beamer wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 10:51:
I mean, if you read the article (we all know one person who doesn't), it doesn't make it out to be an epidemic. It's talking about how something impacts a very small subset of people, and it's an interesting story.
It's by no means making the claim this is widespread.
Video games are more addictive than ever. This is what happens when kids can’t turn them off.
Beamer wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 10:19:
I'll never understand people who call articles like this "one-sided." I was reading an article about concussions in the NFL the other day - should it also focus on the "other side?" "Well, actually Bob, not every player gets concussions!" What's the "other side" here? "I play video games and never feel they're too addictive." Great, that's what 99% of readers of the article will think, so it's meaningless and does nothing to advance the article.
Regardless, I do think we have a generation of teens and people in their early 20s who have given up on regular life and turned to video games. Is it many? Of course not. But it's some. We laughed at articles pointing out Japanese males who give up on dating and just play games, yet when there's an article about it happening in the US, suddenly it's "one-sided" and it's going to be a "catalyst."
There are many reasons why you have a group of people seemingly dropping out of life and spending all their time playing video games. I do not think video games are the cause: the focus of this article had extreme ADHD. But I do think video games make it an easier choice, and then an easier route.
The boy blinked, looking up at the ceiling, then down at the floor.
“Do you know where you are?” the psychotherapist asked him.
The boy was quiet for a moment. Then he asked: “Are we still in the game?”
RedEye9 wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 14:55:Cutter wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 14:34:
Stop feeding the trolls!
oh the irony.
Verno wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 15:21:Cutter wrote on Dec 9, 2016, 14:34:
Stop feeding the trolls!
I bet half of your forum posts are advising people to avoid...you. Stop wasting time and space in topics with this repetitive bullshit.