COMM 118 Lecture Notes - Social Capital, Slot Machine
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Is it addiction: media addiction , media addiction is described as compulsive, some critics argue the word addiction is too strong of a word, another word for addiction is problematic use , wood 2008. In 2008, wood did studies within this field. He said that games that involved skill were seen as addictive. He asked why the gamers played so much as they did. His study came out with the same result as the other scientists before him. Media coverage: what is media coverage, media coverage is the same as addiction. In causal games, you can control the rewards you receive. 9-19-13 r: you can count the number of times you hit the button and receive points, unlike slots, where the winning are unpredictable. Kraut said that the internet took over the person to person communication, but it might be more efficient at times. Say you emailed your mom instead of calling her about a party.
