Growing up I was addicted to Runescape. I played countless hours and my character reached levels impressive to my online virtual society. Many people probably view time spent on such addictions as a terrible waste of time, but through playing I learned valuable skills. This achievement can be credited to my parents who strictly limited my time playing the game. This forced me to manage my time. I would constantly seek the most efficient way to make money or gain experience points to remain competitive. I also learned several lessons of economics and thoroughly understood how they worked. Thanks to Runscape I became defensive against scams at a young age which I now see used in the real world. Without parental supervision Runescape may have been detrimental, but with time restraints it enhanced my life.
That's a great angle. (I, too, learned OCD-like time management from World of Warcraft) There are lots of positives to online gaming; thanks for sharing how you overcame the very real threat of addiction to online games :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent. I like the hear the "other" side.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are in denial :) - Haha just kidding. There may be some benefits to virtual gaming - such as gaining an understanding of economics and time management.
ReplyDeleteOf course, it's important to always use wisdom and temperance with anything in life. It does seem kind of ironic that gaming could teach some principles of time-management while it is also responsible for wasting a lot of time.