An article about the psychology of gaming which I found quite interesting: http://ifat-glassman.blogspot.com/2009/11/work-games-and-self-esteem.html http://ifa

An article about the psychology of gaming which I found quite interesting: http://ifat-glassman.blogspot.com/2009/11/work-games-and-self-esteem.html http://ifat-glassman.blogspot.com/2009/11/work-games-and-sel... Personally I'm finding my interest in games is waining. A whole bunch of very impressive AAA games came out this year - in the past I would have played all of them, this year I only played Bad Company 2 and Halo Reach. I think I no longer have the time/energy to make that initial investment in a game, where you jump through a bunch of frustrating hoops until the fun starts and/or you feel immersed in the game world. However, I still enjoy the competition online - outsmarting other humans in a game of skill and strategy. So I play Bad Company 2 on Live frequently, but I don't pursue the social component of it (friendlists, clans etc). I'm not sure if I'll ever get bored of that. And for that reason I avoid WoW like the plague: endless human competition, massive social aspect. Bound to be addictive (mind you, i'm not sure what you actually do in WoW gameplay. the adverts are all cutscenes)