Ebook: Control The Controller: Understanding And Resolving Video Game Addiction

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Introduction; The damage of video game addiction; How gaming addiction hurts gaming; The signs of video game addiction; The six signs of video game addiction; What causes video game addiction?; Addiction as a disease; The addictive personality; Video games; The decision to escape; Resolving video game addiction; Additional suggestions for loved ones; Additional suggestions for health professionals; What can video game developers do to limit video game addiction?; Conclusion; Bibliography.;Ciaran O'Connor looks at how gaming and addiction have come together so rapidly in recent years. Mobile based gaming and free-to-play games have revolutionised the gaming world - but what are the implications of this? And how does it affect current thinking on addiction? Control the Controller addresses gamers, their families, mental health professionals and game developers in this thorough and fascinating discussion of the nature of video game addiction. Many questions are answered including how we can recognise a gaming addiction, what causes it, and what we can do to return an addict to hea.