GameSci: What Is (Scientifically!) The Most Addictive Game Ever?
Skyrim Screenshot Bethesda via Games RadarWhat's going to glue you to the screen? Science explains. Back in 2007, a study of gamers appeared in the journal CyberPsychology and Behavior. The study, "Experiences of time loss among videogame players: An empirical study," asked gamers to report how often they got sucked in to games: for better or worse, when they lost track of time while gaming, and how much time they lost. Included was this quote, which probably hit way too close to home for some: When (Final Fantasy 7) first came out, my boyfriend and I took turns playing and ended up playing for pretty much three days straight. We hadn't realized that two extra nights had passed and felt absolutely horrible physically afterwards. On a good note, playing videogames helped me quit smoking. I'd play instead and then huge chunks of time would go by with no nicotine...