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Schlimme, Mary. "Video Game Addiction: Do We Need a Video Gamers Anonymous?" 4 Jan. 2008. Web. Studies have shown that too much time spent on video games at a young age can lead to serious social development issues Playing violent video games may lead children to act more aggressively Some benefits can come from playing video games ** in moderation **: they may improve spatial abilities, ability to apply strategies, and critical analyzing techniques Frequent game-players can experience sunk cost fallacy- occurs when a person feels compelled to continue performing a certain behavior because he has invested time in the behavior and he doesn’t want to feel hat it was wasted. (gamers feel like it’s a wasted effort if they don’t complete a level) Some start playing video games to fit in with a crowd and then spend time trying to be the best at a video game Playing video games triggers the release of dopamine, the same substance that contributes to drug addiction