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How to Beat Video Game Addiction


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How to Beat Video Game Addiction

Video game addiction means that people are excessively playing computer games rather than attending real life events. With simple words video games are getting the most important part in a daily life. While many people think that video game addiction is foolish and the medical community is debating about if it is a serious problem, in the world it is destroying people’s lives.

How serious is it?

Across the world there have been numerous death connected issues. Many addicts died because of playing a game continuously for a very long period of time. Also some addicts killed other people because of many reasons such as need for money to buy items in games or getting angry because other people stole or sold their item in-game. There have been cases of a father killing his child because of breaking their game console or game.

Symptoms which are connected to game addiction both for adults and children…

- Having headaches

- Forgetting about personal hygiene or eating

- Easily getting angry when not playing games

- Huge credit bills because of on-line services

- Feeling most happy while playing games

- Ability to play it for a very long time without stopping

- Main topic while interacting with others

- Constantly thinking about it

- Main way to spend time while you are not working or in school

- Lying about usage of computer games

- Rather playing games than seeing friends

- Worsening in the school

- Feeling tired in school and other social groups like sports or some clubs

Basically it is exchanging the real world with the fantasy world in games.

There are many possible ways to beat the addiction, but its the best if all the ways are used.

Feel the crucial need to change…

Be aware that it is destroying the life which is lived only once, make the decision to change and see the benefits which could be gained later. You can try many different ways to overcome the addiction but if you don’t personally make the decision to get rid of it nothing will work. Many times it takes years or months to realize it but sometimes it takes seconds or moments.

Don’t go back to the dark road…

Once you stopped and got rid of the addiction from your life don’t try to try again. If you think that only 5 minutes will not harm, you are making a big mistake the urge and the feelings will come again to hunt you down. You must stay confident and disciplined and act to it.

Create a new hobby or get interested to other activity…

There are too many things to discover, try or learn. Realize how the time is precious and what you were able to do and learn instead of trying to beat one more level while you know that it doesn’t get you any benefits. Get the feeling that you could have trained another martial art, learned another language, another instrument or even found your soul mate outside.

Forget and get rid of your games and connect with old friends or make new ones…

Even if you stopped playing games the feeling of the urge to play again will come from time to time. Destroy all games and if you have friends that still play, either cut the contact or tell them to not talk about games. Now re-connect with your real friends, you will find out that they have developed really much while you have been playing unnecessary games. You can even make new friends, the world and options are unlimited.

Now you can feel excited because of the unlimited things you can do and discover. Start playing the Real Life game, you don’t need Internet, you can do whatever you want. Go do something exciting and level up!

My name is HyunSoung Kim, i am student in International Baccalaureate (IB). When i grow up i will be an actor and positive psychologist. If you have any problems or questions about your life, future and frustrations please feel free to ask me by sending a e-mail to kim_h_soung@hotmail.com.


How To Become A Video Game Developer


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How To Become A Video Game Developer
For many people that have an avid interest in video games, they often wonder what it would be like to actually create a game themselves. In fact there are many different roles associated with developing a game and the guide in this article will show how you can become a video game developer and be successful.

The game industry is more popular than ever and there are millions of people who own consoles and video games of some kind. There are many different types of games available from puzzles, adventure, to sports games. Not very many people turn their passion for games into a career. With the steps below it is easier to understand what you need to go through in order to undertake this role. Game development is a long process in many cases and involves many different teams working on various assigned tasks. There is the team which creates the game design, and then there are the game testers at the end who test the game for any faults. The developers role is important as they help to bring the game from the design phase to the post-production phase. You will good math skills and also a keen creative side to make a good video game developer.

Step 1: Play a lot of Video Games

The first thing you need to do when learning how to become a video games developer is to actually play a lot of video games yourself. If you do this then you will have a better chance of being a developer. Most games developers are very serious about gaming and get new ideas from games they have previously played. They love to try out the new releases and understand the latest game trends. It is a demanding job. However, one of the most important aspects of any good developer is to have a real creative side and passion for the games developed. It is all very well being technically good, but you also need to have great creative ideas to be successful.

Step 2: Get a Degree in Computer Science or Graphic Design

It is unusual to be handed a job as a games developer without experience or some sort of qualification. There are numerous online courses you can do to get up to speed. However, one of the best ways in which you can break into this area is by getting a degree in computer science or graphic design. You should focus on 3D modeling. This is because so many games are now going that way in regards to their graphics. Gone are the days of the two dimensional platform games and characters of years ago. 3D Studio Max is one of the best you can learn and is used by multiple games companies around the world.

Step 3: Decide on an Area of Expertise

The next thing you should decide on is which specific area you want to concentrate on when becoming a games developer. You should ensure that you have a portfolio of work which includes links to online work produced by you. In addition, you should also work on developing some new ideas for games.

Step 4: Get an Internship at a Video Game Company

Lastly, it is important that you try to search for job that will allow you to get in at the ground floor in the company and learn as you go along. It is a very competitive industry and it is important you get entry into a job to move up the ladder.

Gina Kraft wrote the article for Game Shastra. Gina is a supporter of Game Shastra specially, their game design, game programming, and game development areas.