Game/Internet Addiction

[Kekvit Irae]

If you have been hurting your wrists, stop masturbating so much to internet porn.

But seriously, switch to something else that doesn't involve a mouse, such as TV. Two hours on the computer, one hour on the TV, and the rest into recreation. If you absolutely positively have to have the internet or gaming for long periods of time, buy a mousepad with an elevated wristguard, and invest in an ergonomic mouse, or trackball mouse.

[Hosakawa Tito]

Get a job.

[Ironside]

Get a job.

That doesn't involve being stuck infront of a comp most the day.

Train your wrists and shoulders aswell, gives you time off and less problem if your playing/surfing.

Otherwise get another hobby of somekind.

[Beefy187]

Encourage your self to play more rather then stopping your self. That was you wont feel as bad if you do start playing. Reverse psychology!

Find some goal and work at it. Also go to sleep early and wake up early.

[Husar]

Get a job, a bike, another hobby, membership in a fitness club, go swimming, go shopping, meet people, hug your mom and dad, watch TV, take photos of everything, clean your room, learn for school, etc.

Oh and learn to cook.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Switch to playing on a console, by the time your thumbs are dead, your wrist should have healed enough to switch back to computer.

[Koga No Goshi]

As someone who has both seen this and lightly experienced it (though nowhere near as bad as other people I've seen... broken marriages and ended relationships or even bombing out of school or a job.. for me it was just pulling way too many up-till-6am gaming nights on weekdays), I have a couple of suggestions.

1) Absolutely stay away from MMORPG's, or any pay by the month game. These are designed to be never ending, addictive, and to punish you for taking time away from the game. If you have any MMORPG subscriptions, suspend them for 3 months and take a break. You'd be surprised how the urge to log in goes away after you get over the "omg what am I missing all my game friends are doing x without me" syndrome.

2) Set a bedtime and stick to it.

3) Do not touch the computer/console/whatever you play games on during your days off until all the other things you wanted to do get done. Otherwise you roll out of bed, start playing, and it's suddenly 6:30pm.

4) If you are a college student or work somewhere where all your similar age peers play the same game (whatever it is, WOW, Halo, Guitar Hero whatever) don't play the game everyone else is playing. Group addiction is much worse to quit than solo addiction when it comes to games.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Switch to playing on a console, by the time your thumbs are dead, your wrist should have healed enough to switch back to computer.

I been bringing it under control. Still Hard, but I been limiting my time to 30-45 minutes on .Org when I am on, and I only do COD4/VI once a week (1-2 Days), so the rest of the days I'm resting my wrists and out of the house (most days) or inside on .Org (some days)

[CountArach]

Get a job.

In all seriousness this is true. I got a job about 6 weeks ago and I have had much less time to kill on weekends. It has also made me appreciate my gaming time a lot more.

[FactionHeir]

Hmmm usually you tend to get bored of games after a certain amount of time, especially if they are somewhat linear. You just have to start realizing that you really are doing the same things and moves over and over again and that it is kind of pointless.

That helps cutting down on games overall, for me anyway. Outside of that, just go to the college library. There you can't really game, though you can still surf the web for extended amounts of time (which is what I'm doing right now). Still, it feels better and is better for your wrist.

Getting a job of course would help too.

[Yoyoma1910]

I prefer the biblical solution:


Leviticus 12:36

"If your right wrist causes you
trouble, cut it off. If your
eyes have too much seen
the images of adult sites
upon the screen,
gouge them out."

This should cure you good.



Edit: Has anyone else noticed how many people that have arcade champion titles posted in this thread?

[Rhyfelwyr]

Good advice there Yoyoma.

I just got my arcade badge a few days ago, I should have the Crab Volleyball one too but I keep having to quit because of the glitch where the ball gets stuck at the end of the screen.

[CrossLOPER]

Become a social and productive member of society. Then have sex with her.

[TevashSzat]

Hmmm usually you tend to get bored of games after a certain amount of time, especially if they are somewhat linear. You just have to start realizing that you really are doing the same things and moves over and over again and that it is kind of pointless.

Well.....thats a pretty good description of Diablo II. Guess how many hours I've spend on it? Easily 1500 hours plus. (not kidding here, multiple Patriarchs/Matriarchs in single player no less...)

[Koga No Goshi]

Well.....thats a pretty good description of Diablo II. Guess how many hours I've spend on it? Easily 1500 hours plus. (not kidding here, multiple Patriarchs/Matriarchs in single player no less...)

What Blizzard game was that description NOT true of? I'm always amazed at how staunchly so many people believe Blizzard games are like, cutting edge of innovation and creativity. They are so recipe based for their various genres that it's almost painful.

Don't get me wrong, they're addictive and have widespread appeal, that I won't deny. But when people act like they are the gaming version of the Sistene Chapel, I want to throw up.

[a completely inoffensive name]

What Blizzard game was that description NOT true of? I'm always amazed at how staunchly so many people believe Blizzard games are like, cutting edge of innovation and creativity. They are so recipe based for their various genres that it's almost painful.

Don't get me wrong, they're addictive and have widespread appeal, that I won't deny. But when people act like they are the gaming version of the Sistene Chapel, I want to throw up.

Blizzard games are the gaming version of the Sistene Chapel.

[TevashSzat]

What Blizzard game was that description NOT true of? I'm always amazed at how staunchly so many people believe Blizzard games are like, cutting edge of innovation and creativity. They are so recipe based for their various genres that it's almost painful.

Don't get me wrong, they're addictive and have widespread appeal, that I won't deny. But when people act like they are the gaming version of the Sistene Chapel, I want to throw up.

IMO, I believe Blizzard's Starcraft, Diablo II, and Warcraft III are up there as one of the best games of more recent gaming history (within a decade or so) along with games like Half Life 2 (and the episodes) and such.

Well, Blizzard really was innovative with Diablo II and Starcraft.

Now, Diablo II seems mundane as the classic hack n slash game, but Diablo I and II essentially started off that whole genre. It is extremely repetetive (umm.....10k AT runs anyone?), but people still continue playing it because you always want that legit Enigma or get another level to increase your fireball damage by so much, ect... I have yet to have seen any game that can really repeat that sense for me

Pre starcraft, most RTS iirc, had multiple sides, but they were essentially more or less rehashes of each other. Sure, different factions had different skins, but they all served the same purpose. Starcraft revolutionized that with 3 extremely different factions that are incredibly balanced. Sure, you could equate zerglings/marines/zealots as fufilling the same niche, but they have very different uses. For instance, cracklings become end game powerhouses once you get a defiler and Dark Swarm up with a few ultras for tanking. Medic marines absolutely dominate mid game against a zerg and zealots are the cannon fodder that you drop in zealot bombs against a Terran containment

Another thought: What is your definition of the gaming Sistene Chapel?

Diablo II first released in 2000 has remained strong for 8 years now. Starcraft, released in 1998 is still going strong a decade later.

You would be hard pressed to find any other game in history that has retained such popularity. The universal "classics" like Half-Life, Deus-Ex, Doom, ect... are still fondly remembered, but not played too often. In fact, I doubt that any of the recent "greats" with great multiplayer like Halo, Call of Duty 4, [insert game with great multiplayer experience] can even still match up the legacy of some of Blizzard's games.

[Fragony]

If you have been hurting your wrists, stop masturbating so much to internet porn.

Now let's keep it realistic geez.