Video Game Addiction – The Tribe

For those of my readers that have never seen The Tribe, I will provide a brief summary below.

The premise behind The Tribe is a world without adults. An infectious disease has broken out that only affects adults, leaving children and teenagers to fend for themselves. As a means of survival, the kids and teenagers have formed tribes and laid claims to certain sectors of the city (I am unaware of what city they are in). Some tribes want peace and equality while other tribes seek to conquer and dominate.

You can visit the official tribe page at www.tribeworld.com.

This TV show from New Zealand The Tribe depicts video games as a form of brainwashing. The tribe named the “Technos” has come up with an alternate reality in which you can become whoever you want and go wherever you want. All of your fantasies become reality. For the leader of the Technos I can see how this is a world he would never want to escape from, as in real life he is paralyzed needing a wheelchair to move around. Despite this fact he knows better than to become addicted to this virtual world. Several of the characters within the TV show though are depleted to a state of zombies as a consequence of playing the video game for too long. The street has become vacant and most of tribes are only interested in playing the game.

If a game like that existed, I would happily trade in 4-6 hours of my day accomplishing the dreams that I know I can never have in real life. Instead of watching superman on TV fly, I would love to fly. Unfortunately, there is no such video game. Nintendo, Playstation, X-Box, etcetera, get working.

BloGGG!! Addictions

HOT NEW: Wow I am impressed with how many entries I have. Well today is confession day. I must admit that I have been bad. I am currently semi-addicted to:
Cityville
Dragons of Atlantis
Restaurant City
Market Street
Games
Cafe Life
Bubble Island (haven't play that in a month)

I must say the first two I am more addicted than the others, I can do without them.

It's interesting how two years ago I didn't play any games at all. My friend YDJ was really into Cafe World, and that was my introduction to Facebook games. I have gone as far as creating a separate Facebook account just for gaming. I had to. As much as the game is fun, I noticed other people were cluttering my page with game posts and I was spamming other people with my game posts as well. I decided I needed a solution.

I currently only spam people that want to be spammed. People that play the game on a daily basis like me.

What makes me worried is not only the amount of time I dedicate to these games, but the amount of time OTHER people dedicate to these games. I am married with no children. I find all kinds of people playing FB games and I am wondering, especially those that have children, if perhaps their time should be redirected elsewhere.

Perhaps people have always been like this though. If you think about it, not only on the online world but you can find additions in everyday life. Adrenaline rush, television, alcohol, smoking, their work etc. Perhaps everyone has their addition but it just so happens that some are accepted while others are shunned upon.

Hummm... it's an idea but even I know that's not true. Everything in moderation, that's what they say, right? Right?

Side Note: I really am addicted to Facebook games, what the hell is semi- addicted anyways. Hello, I dedicated a whole blog post to it!!