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		<title>Village Gamer Reviews Video Game Play and Addiction</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2009/01/29/village-gamer-reviews-video-game-play-and-addiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Check out this super-duper-mega-awesome review of Video Game Play and Addiction from the Village Gamer. /me doing a dance. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Video Game Play and Addiction wins Silver Medal in the Mom&#8217;s Choice Awards</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2009/01/26/vgpaa-mca/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video Game Play and Addiction is the 2009 Silver Recipient for Family &#38; Parenting Resources. I&#8217;m only about 3 different types of ecstatic right now )) Here&#8217;s a link to the Mom&#8217;s Choice Awards website. They should be putting out a press release and official announcement on their site soon.]]></description>
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		<title>One Story of a Gamer Recognizing Addiction</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/06/16/one-story-of-a-gamer-recognizing-addiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Massively points out a nicely written piece on Kotaku about a gamer who &#8220;powerlevels&#8221; a character. The story is presented in three parts: Part I Part II Part III Powerleveling is a type of service, generally considered against the rules, for massively multiplayer online (MMO) games. Many MMOs involve gaining levels as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Games Addictive or Learning Experiences?</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/05/27/are-games-addictive-or-learning-experiences/</link>
		<comments>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/05/27/are-games-addictive-or-learning-experiences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 12:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Whether or not video games are addictive or provide a useful learning environment is a hot topic. It is unfortunate that the term &#8220;addiction&#8221; is even bandied about. (Yes, it is a part of the title of my book. I explain the wording in the book itself.) Nick Yee, Stanford PhD, whose work I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alright! A mention on Ars Technica</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/05/20/alright-a-mention-on-ars-technica/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 11:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Neat. Video Game Play and Addiction was mentioned on Ars Technica by their gaming guru Ben Kuchera. He specifically mentions and looks at the section about how gamers are different. A lot can be said about this topic and some very good literature has been coming out like Beck and Wade&#8217;s The Kids are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release for Video Game Play and Addiction</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/05/06/press-release-for-video-game-play-and-addiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 11:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The press release for Video Game Play and Addiction is now out. A link has been added to the side bar.]]></description>
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		<title>GTA &#8211; another vantage point</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/05/02/gta-another-vantage-point/</link>
		<comments>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/05/02/gta-another-vantage-point/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 11:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Found this one at Game Politics.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask the Gaming Doc</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/04/29/ask-the-gaming-doc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kouroshdini.com/?p=483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; WordPress just makes it too easy to start a blog. Ask the Gaming Doc, should function as a parallel site to this one. Along these lines, I am interested in starting a group discussion with parents concerned about how much gaming is too much, setting limits, joining play, etc. If you&#8217;re in the Chicago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Game Play and Addiction &#8211; First Review, a Sample, and Thanks to All.</title>
		<link>http://kouroshdini.com/2008/04/24/video-game-play-and-addiction-first-review-a-sample-and-thanks-to-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kourosh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Well, I&#8217;m just ecstatic. The first review of Video Game Play and Addiction is in, courtesy of Adam Thierer, senior fellow of the Progress and Freedom Foundation. I&#8217;m very happy that the book is receiving positive feedback. The book began as the focus of my fellowship graduation paper. I had been growing tired [...]]]></description>
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