A new study out of UCSB's Media Neuroscience Lab indicates that gaming disorder (AKA video game addiction) likely develops from a player's preexisting mental health conditions.
This is definitely a huge part of addictions. There are a few side-topics to some addictions (withdrawal for drugs, “winning back money” for gambling, dark patterns for games, …), but the basic part for addictions is always trying to escape reality.
This is definitely a huge part of addictions. There are a few side-topics to some addictions (withdrawal for drugs, “winning back money” for gambling, dark patterns for games, …), but the basic part for addictions is always trying to escape reality.