ToadMan
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Video games may level up your mental health - Scimex
Of course no one on gaf plays games, and so far no has studied the mental wellbeing of those who post here.
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Of course no one on gaf plays games, and so far no has studied the mental wellbeing of those who post here.
i think, it's still depended on the games, multiplayer could lead people to be angrier and often makes them to not have empathy toward real human.
i encourage them to play split screen games, to raise their sense of sportive treats.
i often lecture to student or campus about games for them to learn from games. i encourage them to play games, especially single player games, to learn many things, including life skills.
for me video games are kind of non-structure education for people, actually, based on my experiences.
For science, I volunteer to see what it's like to actually play a game.
It might be laughable, but i learnt parking and driving from GTA SA and VCI am almost ashamed to admit that I've learned probably most of my history knowledge through games ....
Whether it's been historical and wargame strategy, or simulations of historical events and machines.
But I don't think I gained many life skills from gaming as such.
Those Wii steering wheels are the worst!
I learned many english words and phrases through games. And I got in touch with a lot of 80s music through Vice City![]()
Yeah....Holding all the frustration in my belly while for the 125th time I'm running towards the boss area in Dark Souls.... Asking why do I torture myself like this, and then I remember that it's healthy and good for you.
They found the people who had a console, and played games on them, had improved mental health over their peers, however those people who played for over three hours a day saw diminishing additional benefits. They also found the simple act of owning a console was linked to improved life satisfaction, and helped reduce their psychological distress.
Training is fake as Andrew Tate said, you got iq, you win the game, but you must be generous with your intel, not selfish.I am almost ashamed to admit that I've learned probably most of my history knowledge through games ....
Whether it's been historical and wargame strategy, or simulations of historical events and machines.
But I don't think I gained many life skills from gaming as such.
The problem is, in my experience at least, having poor mental health kills my interest in gaming (and anything else I usually enjoy).
Interestingly enough, playing something colorful and simple does calm me down, Tetirs and Puyo Puyo are supposed to be really good for thatAbsolutely. It's difficult to be interested in gaming when I'm neck deep in anxiety or if I'm having a major panic attack. I had one psychiatrist suggest gaming as distraction therapy and the idea was sound… but if I'm in a full blown panic attack, doing something like gaming only compounds the irrational panic.
Absolutely. It's difficult to be interested in gaming when I'm neck deep in anxiety or if I'm having a major panic attack. I had one psychiatrist suggest gaming as distraction therapy and the idea was sound… but if I'm in a full blown panic attack, doing something like gaming only compounds the irrational panic.
I play alot of VR simply because I stand when I play. Calories burnt is probably negligible for me but it's nice to simply stand and get a bit of movement in. I need to get a rhythm game because that definitely would burn some calories.I've been trying to lose some weight this summer and stop snacking so I got some good games. They help me with restlessness during vacation times as I get so much more immersed in comparison to movies or books so I don't feel that fake hunger. So far I've lost around 20lbs(10kg). I do think there can be some benefits from playing games, but all in good measure. If you start using gaming as a way to escape your life and not deal with things, or you sit too many hours every day so that your body starts to suffer, then I think it will negate any benefits.
I play alot of VR simply because I stand when I play. Calories burnt is probably negligible for me but it's nice to simply stand and get a bit of movement in. I need to get a rhythm game because that definitely would burn some calories.
Edit- Congrats on the weight loss. That's awesome.
"They also found the simple act of owning a console was linked to improved life satisfaction,"
Maybe there is a bit of hope for the Xbox fans afterall.
Seriously though, that is kind of a no-brainer.
The same could possibly be said for pets: the simple act of owning a pet could be linked to improved life satisfaction.