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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 21 Jan 2015

    I know what the research says, but how many hours a day of gameplay do YOU consider to tip into unhealthy or addictive behavior?

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      1. Shoshana Kessock‏ @ShoshanaKessock 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame Depends on the balance of other things in a person's life, i suppose? And what/when they're playing vs. working/ other things?

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      1. Joanne Hopper‏ @joannehopper 22 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame One or two would be enough in my book.

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      1. Zahra B.‏ @badaza 22 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame when it interferes with relationships and day-to-day life. Single = more hours. Solo parent with young child = very few hours

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      1. Shifty Cow  🏳️‍🌈‏ @SupergoofNZ 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame : Whatever my current daily game time is, plus 2 hours. ;-)

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      1. Michael Phillips‏ @roninkakuhito 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame daily play or marathon? single session or split up?

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      1. Bryant Francis  ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ Edition‏Verified account @RBryant2012 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame hours hard to gauge, patterns of behavior easier to spot. Inability/refusal to use pause button, planning timing around game etc

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      1. Dave Hogg  📎‏ @davehogg 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame Enough hours that it disrupts you from functioning in the rest of your life.

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      1. Chris Mortenson‏ @ChrisMortenson 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame 17

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      1. Martin Thernlund‏ @MrThernlund 22 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame 6 h. Mostly depends on if it has a negative effect on other parts of life.

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      2. Carol Brands‏ @CSBrands 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame It really depends on the game for me. ANY amount of Farmville and I immediately get pulled into that "I HAVE TO" mindset.

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      3. Carol Brands‏ @CSBrands 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame But I'll play a Civilization campaign every waking hour for an entire weekend and feel ok because I set it aside after for months

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      1. Alex Lichtenhan‏ @Lichtenhan 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame daily gaming or occasional days where you play all day? I've have play all day on occasion.

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      1. The Hashtag Game - Download @HashtagRoundup App‏ @TheHashtagGame 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame Great topic for @TheHashtagGame podcast, if you're interested. Glad you're following. Thanks.

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      1. Travis‏ @Travmanman 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame i'd say more than 5hrs on an average day is too much. Weekends, different story. 5hrs is almost 1/5 of a person's day. 6hrs = 1/4

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      1. (((Venn)))‏ @heaventwig 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame I know one who played WoW 40h/wk. Learned to tank, then got out of dead marriage & job. Cognitive behavioral therapy.

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      1. Bryant Francis  ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ Edition‏Verified account @RBryant2012 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame IAP games changing scope of that. An hour of play on those games can be horrible behavior if drawn from Skinner box mechanics

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      1. (((Venn)))‏ @heaventwig 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame to call it addictive I'd look for cessation of other sources of fun, or other interference with life.

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      1. vruz‏ @vruz 21 Jan 2015
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        .@avantgame More than averages I think unhealthiness stems from amount of continued hours of play blocking other activities (aka 'life')

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      1. Ȼ Ø Ł Ɨ N‏ @svnder 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame I can't speak to what is/isn't healthy, but I do know 8+hrs/day is quite common for those playing @StarCraft at the highest tier.

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      1. Pete Ruiz‏ @drinkinpete 21 Jan 2015
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        @avantgame anything over the amount you spend interacting with people in person. Interaction over entertainment, never reversed

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