links for Video Game Addiction

To read or view some more about the topic of video game addiction, you might click on the following links:
 

VGA1   http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/facts_gameaddiction.shtml : an article listing the symptoms of computer or game addiction.

Task: (after reading this article, you must be able to mention the symptoms VG addiction.)

 VGA2     http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/03/health/webmd/main1773956.shtml

an article describing video game addiction and some solutions to it ( a detox?)

Task: Sum up in one or two sentences every part of the article (1. Defining Addiction, 2.The psy Factor,...)

VGA3     http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16099971/  
does game violence make teens aggressive?

Task: Sum up the article in French ( 15 lines max.) . Don 't read the article more than three times!

So far, you’ve read and heard about negative aspects of video games. Now, try and find whether they might not have some advantages. You may consult the following websites. Don’t hesitate to click on the links mentioning positive aspects.(After consulting them, you are supposed to be able to debate about video gaming, playing different roles. You may take notes).

VGA4   http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061113014112AACXT3t

Task: read the different opinions, it'll help you take part in a debate.

VGA5    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26726230/

can games make your kid a better citizen?