Hi Janet, Not research, but a blog post self-report from someone who claims he was addicted to World of Warcraft, with dozens of comments: The View From the Top http://soulkerfuffle.blogspot.com/2006/10/view-from-top.html Via Ben Metcalfe's blog post, MMORPG: Time the industry started to act responsibly? http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/18/mmorpg-time-the-industry-st... Might be worth checking in Technorati, Digg etc for other commentators or researchers referencing The View From The Top post. Regards, Colin Donald Editor, JigsawUK - the wiki for British digital media start-ups http://www.jigsawuk.org Internet Futures blog http://if.futurescape.co.uk Live Net Music blog http://www.livenetmusic.com At 20:19 20/10/2006, you wrote:

I am trying to locate research on online games. I am particularly interested in psychological profiles of game players, especially those who become obsessed with games. Many thanks, Janet Morahan-Martin __________________________________________________________________________________ Janet Morahan-Martin, Ph.D. jmorahan@bryant.edu Professor of Psychology Bryant University 1150 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917 USA

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