Surprise: Games Are Good For You
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January 21st, 2007
Though politicians may think otherwise, scientific research has proven that playing games may improve one’s well-being. This Reuters article cites a new research as concluding that a game which fulfills a player’s “sense of independence, achievement and connectedness to others” improves that person’s “well-being, self-esteem and vitality.” It also worked the other way: those whose needs weren’t satisfied reported having lower vitality and mood.
The research was carried out by Dr. Scott Rigby of Immersyve, a Florida-based think tank, and colleagues from the University of Rochester in New York. “Video games we think have tremendous potential to impact people, particularly today’s video games which are incredibly rich and complex,” Rigby said. “This creates very fertile ground psychologically.”
Like we didn’t know that already…
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