Are you addicted to gaming?

Yahoo Games brings us an article about the addiction caused by video games. Their main example? You guessed it, World of Warcraft. Though this article starts out as just another "games are addictive and here's why" type article, it ends on a different note -- stating why games such as WoW can have positive effects on players.

Dr. Orzack sees similarities between MMO addiction and more traditional behavior disorders such as compulsive gambling. "The same reward center in the brain is tapped -- the dopamine system. Gambling has all the components that go with these games," she explains, citing Solitaire as a simpler example of a game that can also lead to compulsive behavior.

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