Video game playing may fulfill innate human need

[Patryn]

Alert the news! Playing video games makes you feel good!

[Jamos]

Re: Video game playing may fulfill innate human need

AMAZING

[irate giraffe]

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Yeah, wow.

People are really paid to do these studies to figure out these elusive results?

[Caciss]

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OLD NEWS PATRYN

[Crimson Knight]

Re: Video game playing may fulfill innate human need

Sex, food and sleep can make you feel good too.

And those activities don't strain your eyes.

[Kefka Jr.]

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Players' enjoyment of games depended on whether the games made them feel competent and independent,

I kind of which they explained how this was so.

[irate giraffe]

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My enjoyment of games is usually based upon how aroused I get.

[Jamos]

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I more curious to find out if they are hiring for these pointless studies. I could get paid for pulling stuff out of my ass that everyone already knows.

[Wavelength]

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Yeah, I guess it is pretty pointless considering that we already know a lot about Flow State, and it's pretty clear that (and which) video games will likely get you into it. Still, for the 90% of people out there who don't understand why gamers like games, hopefully they will run across this article (or one of the many others that illustrate video games' positive effects).

Though the point about "fulfilling your need" brings up something I've thought about a few times lately. Is it just as good for you to explore(see new things), achieve (know that you've reached your goal), and interact (with computers as well as with other people in meaningful ways) in a video game, as opposed to doing the same in real life?

Can it make a person just as happy? More importantly, do you feel it's okay if that's what you're doing to make you happy? Is "going outside" or "seeing the 'real thing' " or even "interacting face-to-face" overrated, or necessary and far better than doing so in a virtual world?

[Syvarius]

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Mosts of the posts above are why I don't post much about things I'm interested in or have found noteworthy to share.

Anyway, this is the first article I've read on video games that isn't about the negative stereotype that usually comes from those kinds of studies.

Good find Pat.

[Misty]

Re: Video game playing may fulfill innate human need

I find video games influence my imagination. Moreso than reading books actually.