From: Gochenouer, John Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 11:42 AM To: 'air-l@aoir.org' Subject: Video Game addiction Maybe this pegs me as an old codger, but in 1985 my phd dissertation revealed that some managers were spending too much time on the computer and ignoring their employees. The impact was that they received fewer raises and fewer promotions than a matching cohort. I coined the term "video game effect"; in essence they had an escape mechanism or computer addiction that drew them from their true responsibilities. It is probably even more of a problem today since so many companies have policies on personal email and internet surfing. I would love to see a phd student attempt a modern corroboration of my old study. John Gochenouer Southwest State University 1501 State St. Marshall, MN 56258 Email: Gochenouer@southwest.msus.edu