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ExGamer.net

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ExGamer.net was launched in July, 2008 by Brad D., a recovery online role playing game addict. The blog contains personal reflections on recovery from excessive video gaming & opinion on current events related to online role playing games and addiction issues.

• Added on: Oct 11th, 2008
• Country: Canada
• Language: English

• Author: Brad
• Listed in: Computer & Video Games Media Activism
• Tags: world of warcraft everquest video game addiction online gaming addiction exgamer compulsive gaming

Recent Posts

• Dr. John Charlton on Video Game Addiction

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 13:54 in addiction, computer games, autism, virtual worlds, asperger's syndrome, academic research, gaming addiction, video game addiction, mmorpg addiction, online gaming addiction, compulsive computer gaming, compulsive online gaming

  I have received a reply from Dr. Charlton regarding yesterday’s post on gaming addiction and autism. Please email me if you want to read the documents for yourself. In The Playing of Online Games: Addiction, Engagement & Personality, Dr. Ch...

• Gaming Addiction and Autism: British study

  Posted on Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 17:45 in addiction, computer games, virtual worlds, academic research, gaming addiction, video game addiction, literature reviews, online gaming addiction, online gamers anonymous, compulsive computer gaming, asheron's call, compulsive online gaming

  Thanks to Juice15 at On-Line Gamers Anonymous. This is another study showing correlations between excessive gaming and undesirable outcomes. Does the study take into account other possible influences on gamers’ mental health issues and learning...

• Documentary: Everquest’s 10th Anniversary

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 20:59 in videos, everquest, sony online entertainment, jace hall

  EverCracked! The Phenomenon of EverQuest, Ep. 1 The Jace Hall show, from IGN.com, presents a documentary on the tenth anniversary of Everquest. Episode one features an in-depth interview with John Smedley, President of Sony Online Entertainment....

• Media Commentary: Call of Duty – MW 2

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 07:18 in addiction, General, remembrance day, globe and mail, americas army, video game addiction, military recruitment, canadian army, online gaming addiction, online gamers anonymous, call of duty - modern warfare 2

  The Globe and Mail newspaper has published an article on the release of Call of Duty – Modern Warfare 2. I was asked to provide commentary on the game’s release. You can read the article and my comments by clicking here....

• November

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 14:32 in General, ontario, Autumn, november, brandon crisp, canadian tire jumpstart

  November has always been a rather dreary month here in southern Ontario. The fun of crisp, sunny autumn days gives way to steel gray that seems to hang over the region until April. But this year, we’ve been blessed with mild temperatures, sunsh...

• Brandon Crisp Fundraiser a $250,000 Success!

  Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 13:24 in General, brandon crisp

  I received an email reply from Steve Crisp this morning, reporting the tremendous success of the Mount Kilimanjaro climb for the Brandon Crisp Endowment. The team raised a total of $250,000 and is expected to return home soon. Congratulations!...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

wrthofnino

An awesome post from a real recovering ex-Online Gamer... very revealing and informative posts!

Posted: April 4th, 2009 | More Reviews From wrthofnino | Report This Comment

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