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Topic: [Article] - Videogames a Gateway Drug?
Hemerage
Posts: 14593
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Stolen from a work email, which was stolen from.. http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11543

Link to the all so insightful article.. http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2715&Itemid=2

lol.
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Simes
Posts: 1619
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

One minute, I was gibbing some n00bs in quake, next thing you know it I was passed out on my bed with tourniquet around my shoulder, and a needle hanging out of my arm.
Fireblood
Posts: 7546
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
100 test subjects? :|
19-21?
While this may be interesting, and cause for more research, I'll take it with as many grains of salt as I want until a more conclusive study is released.

Did they take into alcholism into it? that makes people more aggresive...
What if people who are disposed to liking video games also just happen to like alcohol/drugs.
Is there many people who don't play video games? Do the people that don't play drink/take drugs?

In my opinion the study is similar to something they would show on ACA - and we all know the quality of reporting they produce....
chubba
Posts: 16
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
^^ Agreed, completely useless.
Seven
Posts: 730
Location: Central Coast, New South Wales
Ok, of course blood pressure is increased after playing GTA, and of course it will be higher for those in more stressful environments anyway - FFS stress induces high blood pressure.

On the same note, I'm more likely to take drugs or drink if I'm NOT playing video games, cause sometimes I'm bored as all s***. It's one or the other, rarely both.
Opec
Posts: 4050
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
This fully explains why I don't take drugs because I'm not a gaming nerd. Suck s*** gaming nerds.
dice
Posts: 939
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
The first primitive computer and video games were developed in the 1950s and 60's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_games

that's about the time of the hippy era ... drugs and free love, coincidence?
fpot
Posts: 12961
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c computer games!
Reverend Evil
Posts: 13573
Location: Wynnum, Queensland
WoW is a drug. It's so damn addictive!

Also, that article is exactly what Fireblood said.

8-)
speedhax
Posts: 43
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
i think it's articles like this that are the real gateway drug
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