annotated bibliography

1.clarke, neils. Game addiction : the experience and the effects / Neils Clark and P. Shavaun Scott.. jefferson NC: McFarland, 2009. Print. a) the topic of addiction is examined neutrally, using accepted research in neuroscience, media studies, and developmental psychology, among others, to reveal how today's gamers interact with and become consumed by the virtual worlds of their video games" this book breaks down every aspect of addiction. 2.Feature, Sherry RauhWebMD. "Video Game Addiction." WebMD. WebMD, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. B)this website gives a look to the effects of video game addiction. it shows ways to cope with the addiction. Also it shows you signs that you are indeed addicted to video games 3.Kem, Lee. "Gamer Addiction." Gamer Addiction. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. C.) this article shows the college student aspect. How college students grades drop and their lack of hygenine decreases as a result of video game addiction. The interviewed 1500 teenagers and show how they react. 4.Patterson, Sean. "Video Game Addiction Risk-Factors Pinpointed by New Study." WebProNews. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. D) during this article i read about how kids use video games to escape their lives. while doing this they become addicted and take on traits of the video game characters. this is very useful for talking about video game addiction because i know people its relatable too