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09-09-2009, 11:11 AM
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We've talked about Internet addiction before (http://www.wow.com/2008/02/09/cnn-points-out-wow-addiction/) a few times here on the site, but it's always been through the lens of the media. Certainly there are players of WoW and other games out there who play the game so much it's affecting their lives, but most of the cases we've heard about have been a little over the top -- parents crying that their children are lost, kids playing nonstop and picking up bad health and social habits from this horrible game.
And so, when we heard that there was a new center opening for Internet and gaming addiction in Washington State (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gR2mtpzjKjAnoKXUGq3OdU-EQ1VwD9AG15703), we decided, instead of just listening to the media reports, to sit down with the co-founder herself and have a more thoughtful combination about gaming addiction: how and why it happens, how they're trying to fight it, and how it's portrayed, from both a media and a gamers' perspective. Dr. Hilarie Cash has been working with Internet addicts for 15 years -- she's the cofounder of two different addiction clinics, including the new reSTART Center (http://www.netaddictionrecovery.com/), and the co-author of "Videogames & Your Kids: How Parents Stay in Control." (http://www.amazon.com/Video-Games-Your-Kids-Parents/dp/1930461054) You can read our exclusive interview with her by hitting the "Read more" link below.Continue reading WoW.com interview: Dr. Hilarie Cash of reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program (http://www.wow.com/2009/09/09/wow-com-interview-dr-hilarie-cash-of-restart-internet-addictio/)
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WoW.com interview: Dr. Hilarie Cash of reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program (http://www.wow.com/2009/09/09/wow-com-interview-dr-hilarie-cash-of-restart-internet-addictio/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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We've talked about Internet addiction before (http://www.wow.com/2008/02/09/cnn-points-out-wow-addiction/) a few times here on the site, but it's always been through the lens of the media. Certainly there are players of WoW and other games out there who play the game so much it's affecting their lives, but most of the cases we've heard about have been a little over the top -- parents crying that their children are lost, kids playing nonstop and picking up bad health and social habits from this horrible game.
And so, when we heard that there was a new center opening for Internet and gaming addiction in Washington State (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gR2mtpzjKjAnoKXUGq3OdU-EQ1VwD9AG15703), we decided, instead of just listening to the media reports, to sit down with the co-founder herself and have a more thoughtful combination about gaming addiction: how and why it happens, how they're trying to fight it, and how it's portrayed, from both a media and a gamers' perspective. Dr. Hilarie Cash has been working with Internet addicts for 15 years -- she's the cofounder of two different addiction clinics, including the new reSTART Center (http://www.netaddictionrecovery.com/), and the co-author of "Videogames & Your Kids: How Parents Stay in Control." (http://www.amazon.com/Video-Games-Your-Kids-Parents/dp/1930461054) You can read our exclusive interview with her by hitting the "Read more" link below.Continue reading WoW.com interview: Dr. Hilarie Cash of reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program (http://www.wow.com/2009/09/09/wow-com-interview-dr-hilarie-cash-of-restart-internet-addictio/)
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion (http://www.wow.com/category/analysis-opinion/), Virtual selves (http://www.wow.com/category/virtual-selves/), News items (http://www.wow.com/category/news-items/), Interviews (http://www.wow.com/category/interviews/)
WoW.com interview: Dr. Hilarie Cash of reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program (http://www.wow.com/2009/09/09/wow-com-interview-dr-hilarie-cash-of-restart-internet-addictio/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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