Games are good for you!
Posted by Geek Woman
July 17, 2005
Research into the health effects on players, both positive
and negative, is often trivialized. Some of this
research deserves to be taken seriously.
Research
into the health effects on players, both positive and negative, is often
trivialized. Some of this research deserves to be taken seriously. There
have been reports on how people with arthritis find that clicking the
controls on a Game Boy is therapeutic for the hands. Gamers report that
playing violent games have a relaxing effect on stress and road rage after
a long day. Other players enjoy the more soothing types of games that have
pretty environments and atmosphere such as Ecco the Dolphin and Myst. One
innovative application of video games in health care is their use in pain
management. The degree of attention needed to play such a game can
distract the player from the sensation of pain, a strategy that has been
reported and evaluated among pediatric patients. The
British Medical Journal has published an article about it.
Research
into the health effects on players, both positive and negative, is often
trivialized. Some of this research deserves to be taken seriously. There
have been reports on how people with arthritis find that clicking the
controls on a Game Boy is therapeutic for the hands. Gamers report that
playing violent games have a relaxing effect on stress and road rage after
a long day. Other players enjoy the more soothing types of games that have
pretty environments and atmosphere such as Ecco the Dolphin and Myst. One
innovative application of video games in health care is their use in pain
management. The degree of attention needed to play such a game can
distract the player from the sensation of pain, a strategy that has been
reported and evaluated among pediatric patients. The