Escaping reality: Are some people spending too much time playing games?
"I believe that he is addicted to the online gaming, and that is the cause of his depression and restlessness" -- Anonymous 'gaming widow'
Online role playing games are time-consuming, but enthralling flights from reality. But are some people taking their fantasy lives too seriously?
When video game World of Warcraft hit the shops in Europe last week fans wrote in to the BBC website to express their delight - and to offer a warning.
"An addiction to a game like this is far more costly in time than any substance could impair - keep track of time," wrote Travis Anderson, in Texas.