There are so, so many virtual worlds, so many virtual lives one can live online... While it is entertainment, pure and simple relief and escape from work and routine, for some players, it takes on all the hues of addiction. There was a time, in the first flush of excitement and the novelty of it all, that I could not walk past the computer without sitting down to play 'for a few minutes.' Well, a few minutes turns into a few hours and you don't even notice. You forget or ignore your body's... Sign in to see full entry.