Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  Are Games Addictive? The State of the Science (28 Feb 2006) If gaming can be considered an addiction, it would most likely fit the mold of a behavioral addiction. First, we're going to talk about the common-sense psychology side of addiction: behavioral addiction. Then we'll talk about the neuroscience side of addiction: brain chemistry and dopamine. What you should get from the following section is a very basic sense of what addiction is. After this section we'll explore how addiction might or might not relate to games. Add this article to Del.icio.us Article URL: http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060228/clark_01.shtml Read 367 more articles from Game Development Network sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Stepping Through Your Inbox: One of Many Innovations in the Spotlight at Microsoft Research TechFest          Books about Usability | Information Architecture | Information Visualisation | Technology History This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy

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