Following his Gamasutra feature on the subject, writer and researcher Neils Clark spoke at the ongoing Games for Health conference on game addiction -- from the perceived problems, a run-down on why people might get addicted, and some proactive measures developers can use to combat addictive behavior in the future. "You could say that game addiction is all a joke... or at least based on one," said Clark. In 1995, he explained, internet addiction disorder ...
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