The Elf and Dwarf

Fera commented back in our thread about being addicted that she was pretty sure her friend was indeed a WoW addict.  So how do you approach this?  I know this will be an email feature this week (not a show topic persay) but I’m curious what everyone else has to say on this to help us kick ideas around.

So there’s the real question there:  How do you have an intervention for someone who is, per the definitions, addicted to online gaming?

Part of me likes the idea of using a talking dog ala those new anti-pot commericials floating around where the dog goes up to the girl and says “I don’t like it when you get high”.  But, sadly, talking dogs seem in short supply at PetLand so something else is in order.

On a serious note I’m a little stumped for now.  Guess I’m off to use my Search Fu.  How about you?

(This is a redo of our Episode 25 mastered to put both voices on the mono channel)  In this episode the elf and dwarf dissect the nature of addiction and how it applies to online gaming.  They talk about possibilities for actual gaming addiction, symptoms and other ideas.  Email includes comments about the Stockades, and Ady’s Animals is on the nasty zombified animals of Fellwood.

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This is what we’re looking at for our next podcast with so much already out there and we being simple followers of trends.  I had tha great idea of opening this up for some discussion before we get too into things and see what everyone that frequents this website thought as part of our pre-show discussion.  Feel free to discus your take on this all over the internet topic.

For me, I don’t think “addiction” is the right word.  That implies it’s a medical condition tied directly to the gaming.  I think compulsion might be better as I tend to see online gaming addictions more as symptoms of bigger problems.  How about you?