- yes
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and also give the beautiful ideas…
I said no just because I don’t have the concentration to game
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i do have the same problem but i like playing games it takes more then normal time to cross single level or mission …at a time i lack to promptly defend and hide or attack on a enemy so i desperately like 2 play games…
I mostly play puzzle games these days like Monument Valley which i enjoyed greatly. I think those do help, they keep the mind flexible and keep your problem solving mind sharp.
Some other game types like Witcher 3 also have some merit, they give you a virtual world to explore, new relationships to have with characters, stories, it’s like taking a holiday in a virtual world. That can be refreshing and a source of renewal if you are housebound.
Whether games such as shooters or strategy games, or especially competitive multiplayer modes, are that useful, I have my doubts. They add stress and other negative feelings. Which is why I avoid them.
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I just started playing Half-Life 2. Stupid me haven’t played it yet even though I loved Half-Life and it’s supposed to be one of the best ever. The graphics are awesome and runs smoothly on my 2006 Thinkpad which is so awseome. Played for about 1 hour today, and may be playing some more later. It’s really good so far.
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voted no bc i can only play then for so long before getting bored and then i feel like â– â– â– â– for having bought a new game and i cant play it, sometimes its ok but only under very specific circumstances and it would have to be tailored to my needs.
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Depends on the game. I said yes anyways.
Spatial awareness, path finding, thinking ahead/strategy. First person shooters are good for these things. Sadly though you patternize based on the map and weapon set and all that. If you play a lot of first person shooters to the point where your good when you first play in different maps and with different weapons then you have probably greatly extended your capacity to process things.
Getting good at one game alone though probably doesn’t do much, again because your just programmed to be good at that particular repetitive experience.
I see a lot of potential for video games to expand on this in the future. For now though the design paradigm is flashy and entertaining. Smooth and simple for the most part unless you’re talking about RPGs.
I learned a lot from playing games. Especially multiple run throughs. Fps shooters will teach you how to take in an environment. Where to look and all that to make sure you’ve seen everyone around you.
It’s all pretty debatable though.
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I voted yes. There are times that video games are difficult to play (same thing happens to watching television) but I find them a good form of entertainment. A quick escape where I can be a hero and impact the world in a positive way. I love video games, RPG’s in particular (role-playing games for those of you who are not familiar with video game terms). Some are similar to being an interactive book. When I have the “racing thoughts” symptoms where I cannot stop wondering about things (sometimes starts me dwelling on things in a negative manner) I begin to play video games. I also enjoy that nowadays many have different choices or paths toward continuing the story line and changing the outcome. They help reduce stress most of the time.
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Didn’t quite know where to post this, I figured here would be a good place since it has to do with video games,
There is a game called that will be released possibly sometime within the next two years. It will likely be available for the Playstation 4 video game entertainment console and on PC. There reason I felt compelled to post about it is this…
The main protagonist will be a Celtic woman named Senua who is suffering from schizophrenia sometime in near the year 700 A.D. From the information I read on it the developers did some research on the illness with the help of a professor of psychiatry from Cambridge University. I did not know this personally but the article reads that during Celtic times people who were having visions (possibly symptoms of psychosis) would go to the forest to try to gather themselves. The game caught my attention because of how it may portray schizophrenia and it’s symptoms. The company that will be making the game been successful with several titles it has released. As a sufferer I hope it helps educate people on what it may feel like. The game will be an action game so the woman wields a sword. Pretty neat that a schizophrenic woman is the main character. Not too many women protagonists and even less that suffer from a mental illness. The game will be called “Hellblade”. (It’s a video game ha can’t expect it to be called “Celtic Woman: Adventures of a Schizophrenic” lol. Albeit felt “Senua” might make a nice title maybe not as marketable in an action game though.)
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I don’t know about PC but for Xbox I’d say yes
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I wonder about that game. There were no psychotropic medications during that time. I hope they don’t make the few of us who do not take meds look as bad as the news does. “He was not taking medication,” seems to be a common defensive strategy among today’s young caucasian mass murderers. It is a taboo subject. I find it to be a flaw in our justice system. (Note: It is upsetting that it will likely occur during the despicable act of terrorism and hate committed in Charleston, sorry had to get that off my chest. It seems that nobody taught him right from wrong, many who knew him said the suspect made racist jokes. Why did no one pull him aside and try to talk to him about it? Personally I think the majority played along with it and encouraged it. Sure mental illness may have played a part, but that is NOT the reason why he went and did. Millions of people with a mental illness do not go and do such heinous acts. Maybe one person did, but sometimes it is simply that I never want to be legally forced to take medication as I have not committed a violent crime that physically harmed another person.)
Back on topic, video games help and are do not cause violence anymore than movies or television does. That used to be an attempt at a defense in a court case. In my opinion the advancement of technology has helped and will continue to help many different types of illnesses. One article I recall reading mentioned that in a certain prison, a specially designed video game helped improve mental states among prisoners. From the article it sounded like it was in a room where they could have a view of the outside world through digital effects. Video games do improve my cognitive functionality in the way that they remind me of coherent thought and to differentiate between what is real and what is not. The interesting stories of characters that have done evil and are trying to change, the villanous characters that aren’t completely evil, and of course the goody two shoes helping everyone. The politics in certain video games where good people must face off because they are on different sides of a battle between empires. Often they remind me of morality.
As far as other genres, most still help relieve stressful thoughts whether a person has a mental illness or not.
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hey thai dude this is really interesting …is there any trail-or or indormation on this game…can u give me link to this…
I’m not sure if much has been posted online yet. I read it in the newest volume of a magazine called Game Informer if it helps under the previews section. It is made by a company called Ninja Theory who also made Heavenly Sword, Enslaved, and DmC: Devil May Cry (the reboot one). I haven’t personally had the chance to play any of them except DmC: Devil May Cry briefly. It has very fun game play though many fans were a little upset at the protagonist’s make over. Hope that helps!
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thanks…