The Relaxing Effect of Video Games

No, I find them beyond boring....no sense of accomplishment, only a soul-sucking, life force draining, feeling of being lost, life suspended darkness and death....

Try World of Tanks. Nothing is more relaxing then driving around in a tank and blowing the crap out of everyone and everything you see.

I find TV relaxing, if I'm going to use my hands in a coordinated effort I want to be creating something....when you can create art, why would you waste your effort playing a role in someone else's dream, a part to be forgotten in the next instant? I used to recharge my 'batteries' by riding my motorcycle, melding into one with the machine, performance art, that was exhilarating...but no more...my reckless ways are in the past...(sic) RIP...Even maintaining your living area is more desirable than wasting time....I'd rather clean my bathrooms than play a videogame...at least my efforts produce some tangible and lasting effect...

"...if I'm going to use my hands in a coordinated effort I want to be creating something....when you can create art, why would you waste your effort playing a role in someone else's dream,..."

Perhaps you should try LittleBigPlanet (Yes, the official name has no spaces), or one of its sequels. You can build your own worlds, make your own dreams, and then, if you wish, let other people play in them. It even has a decent physics engine it (for a console game) so you can even make contraptions you't like to try in real life, without the constraints of budget or neighbors complaining of you filling their yard with 'that junk.'

As someone who has actually done both, actually driving one is better in my opinion. You don't even need to fire the gun.

Ok, I believe that. My shop is next to General Dynamics Land Systems, and they put the electronics in the Stryker 8 wheeled vehicle. although not a tank, the mobile gun platform is an impressive model. I see them all the time and every time I asked to drive one, I got a big fat NO!

Oh well, at least you get a look up close (just no touching). _{<insert your own deleted strip club analogy here>}.

It's health and safety gone mad! You will just have to use your imagination.

me too,... but at least WoT removed the ability that people on your own team can no longer go rogue and blows everything up... even their own team members.

Sound's like someone is a bit of an expert on "freemium games", because you literally just nailed the overall experience in my opinion.

1. 66 participants is too small of a sample size.

2. Those 66 are "students", which means they are most likely gamers, who find playing video games relaxing already.

3. The game in question: "This cat is cute, but he thinks he's too small. Love makes you eat sushi! Play peggle-style to stuff your cat with delicious fishes and win the kitty of your dreams!"; sounds pretty brainless to my ears. That means the higher reasoning centers of the brain can/will be shut-down and take a break.

4. The participants who had "guided relaxation exercises", probably had to listen to and follow instructions. That means they were still using their brains.

This is a very flawed study.

And they forgot the fourth option; a catnap.

Even with the flawed experiment, there could still be something gained from it, by comparing the control (sit quietly) with the 'videogame' variable. If playing videogames produced a significant increase in 'refreshed' feelings than sitting still, then there might be something to this.

On a related note, last Thursday, near the end of my shift, I replaced the solder-in batteries in a battery pack for a press PLC. This was BASIC electronics, desolder a two-lead component, solder in the replacement, no higher thinking involved. When I was done, I commented to one of the maintenance technicians that "that was a nice nap."

So goofing off for 5 minutes is relaxing. Obvious!

I have to agree with SE, video games, to me, always seemed to be a waste of time.

considering the military has them,... it saves training costs by using simulators instead the real thing as well as the armaments before they move onto the real deal.

And that is what some of the games is based off of.

I stopped caring about video games when they were no longer a quarter.

Now that a game takes ~30 minutes just to load...

... a week to grasp

...a month to be half decent

...and the better part of a year to finish?!?!

Feel relaxed? More like wasted

.of course ...that sim city on windows 95 was fun. addictive.. and wasteful as all get out!

Video games can be relaxing and physically and mentally beneficial, or quite stressful and draining.

In the end (in my opinion as a gamer), like most things, it comes down to your own personal experience and the type of game, duration of play and level of difficulty you are playing on.

I have a selection of games to play during breaks: Sudoku, Spider Solitaire, Mah-jong, etc.

I find having short, easy games stimulating enough to not shut down over break, but far enough from the day job to give the rest of the brain time to process information without further exterior input.

Maybe if you've had a bad day, a "blowin' stuff up" game might be therapeutic...

In research, it is found that video games reduce stress and depression and helped to improve your vision and develop your decision-making skills. Playing video games keep people in a good mood and manage your emotions and work toward solutions in the face of stress. Like playing FIFA 18 game 2-3 times a day can significantly reduce stress levels and significantly increase awesomeness levels. You can FIFA 18 kaufen and experience all the changes and modifications that have been made to the previous series game.

Personally I feel very relaxed when I play Mu online. It's my favorite game and I enjoy this game coz it has a really nice interface and many characters.I have there my own clan and about 40 members that join my battles online. Recommend to everyone who is also a gamer to try to play mu online and if you will like it you can join my clan, you are welcome every time.