Is video gaming childish or a bad habbit?

[Vano]

It depends on how you play them and how serious you play them imho.

[chasejjj]

Depends on how much is wat really matters.

[.360]

I think video gaming has broken some of the major stereotypes in recent years and is becoming a major hobby for mostly men, but also a minority of women.

[AceInfinity]

Probably the most un-informed kid I have ever heard. ^

http://www.infoplease.com/world/statistics/obesity.html

Here's the date that was compiled:

Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

And the US is a lot larger than most of those other listed countries, meaning even though the percentage of the total is less, the amount of people who are obese in total as a number is greater than the total number of obese people in those other countries.

Percentage doesn't mean anything, what if a country had 2 people in it, 1 was obese, that's already 50% of the population that can be held accountable for that obesity rank.

[Pikachu]

It is a big waste of time because you dont really accomplish anything besides a pixel in a game.

[AMD]

It has only affect my sleeping habit and sometimes my social life but im starting to play less and focus more in my life.

[Zangetsu]

It is a big waste of time because you dont really accomplish anything besides a pixel in a game.

What would you say about other entertainment medias like TV then?

For example, there are two men, one of which plays 3 hours of videos games a day and the other man who watches 3 hours of TV a day. The man that is playing video games is socially interacting through a microphone, with people in almost all mainstream games these days; the other does not.

Playing video games also gives a sense of accomplishment when achievement are finished and gives you the opportunity to meet a variety of people.

Ultimately, going out with friends is better than playing videos games, however, playing video games is better than most forms of entertainment within a household.

[.360]

It's just another form of entertainment. Apparently playing WoW is a much cheaper hobby for poorer people of America because it's only $10 a month compared to much bigger cable bills or other hobbys such as club memberships.

[Bird]

I don't believe that video gaming is childish or a bad habit, it's a nice hobby to have. However, if someone truly has an addiction to gaming, where it takes away from their life, then I can see how some would view it as a poor interest choice.

[Yellows]

I think neither, though it could also be both.
I have a habit of gaming, nothing more -- Though it doesn't dominate my life.