Addiction

Talking addiction with teachers Video Game Addiction: Teacher Interview by Electro_UK

The problem with children playing games they're too young for is going to be most blatant in one place - the classroom. School work can suffer and behaviour can slip. One teacher we've spoken to (who wished to remain anonymous and have their voice altered) recently held a survey within a class to find out their children's most popular activity over the Christmas holidays. The most frequent answer? The 18-rated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Here the teacher expresses their concerns with children playing too much of what they shouldn't even have any of.


Account of an addict - Justin Feltham

Video Game Addiction: Justin Feltham by Electro_UK

When Justin Feltham accidentally stumbled upon Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 back in 2005, he had a problem. Though not really into video games, he found that he just couldn't stop playing the game, to the point of it interrupting his school work.

Here, he gives a brief account of what it was like belonging to a video game, and how it's affected him these days.