Online Gaming

Online gaming is not bad in and of itself.  The social interactions that take place can be very beneficial for some people.  As in the gaming article by Knutson and Oswald, they mention that a teenage boy who may be socially awkward at school can find acceptance and importance in an online community.  However, MMORPGs do lend themselves to addiction and overplaying.  The key is to know yourself, and avoid activities that you would become addicted to.  I have never played, and will never play, an MMORPG for this very reason.