2010-05-30, 05:14 PM
edit: didn't realise this was in funhouse, sorry.
i don't think this satisfies criterion A either for obsessions (4 requirements), or for compulsions (2 requirements). also criterion B doesn't appear to be satisfied (since OP seems to enjoy it), and it's not clear if criterion C is satisfied. the 1 hour limit applies for a single recurrent behaviour/thought rather than a complex task such as playing an MMORPG - also it doesn't make sense to categorise almost every gamer as OCD.
as an alternative, there's also various online research on game addiction that you might find very interesting
(http://gamestudies.org/1001 is one source)
DSM-IV scales for OCD
i don't think this satisfies criterion A either for obsessions (4 requirements), or for compulsions (2 requirements). also criterion B doesn't appear to be satisfied (since OP seems to enjoy it), and it's not clear if criterion C is satisfied. the 1 hour limit applies for a single recurrent behaviour/thought rather than a complex task such as playing an MMORPG - also it doesn't make sense to categorise almost every gamer as OCD.
as an alternative, there's also various online research on game addiction that you might find very interesting
(http://gamestudies.org/1001 is one source)

