Amsterdam clinic offers gamers path back to reality – Yahoo! News

Amsterdam clinic offers gamers path back to reality – Yahoo! News:
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Addiction expert Keith Bakker hopes
the serenity of a 16th century townhouse on one of Amsterdam’s
canals will coax those snared in the fantasy world of online
games back to reality.

“Like many others he started out with a handheld GameBoy aged 12 but progressed to multiplayer online games that offer open-ended stories set in virtual universes that can support tens of thousands of players.”

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is it that bad?

social interaction online…. the new drug! not.