Wednesday, December 27, 200613
Why Video Games are so Hard to Give Up
Motivational Psychologist Richard M. Ryan theorizes that "games can provide opportunities for achievement, freedom, and even a connection to other players. Those benefits trumped a shallow sense of fun, which doesn't keep players as interested."
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Anonymous
i played video games from age 5 to maybe age 33. im almost 35. i havent found a good game in some time. if you konw one maybe i can pick it back up !!!:) (no i think im just too old now). haha
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Anonymous
Oh, I always hate to hear about a gamer who has lost interest. Was it the wife? thats usually my problem. What do you like, maybe I can suggest a few things :)
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Anonymous
I cannot help but think that Karl Marx would have changed his mind and dubbed videogames the "opium of the masses" were he still alive. We have a ban on these games at my house. No virtual reality here, only the real thing.
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Anonymous
anon4:43---
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Anonymous
"opium for the masses?" or training to increase your skill as a surgeon?
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Anonymous
Opium for the masses and mindrot. My microsurgical skills are top notch.
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Anonymous
I agree. I wish I could get my wife to "give me hand" instead fo wasting time on that Suduko! This argument applies to crossword puzzles too. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
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Anonymous
A study was done indicating endoscopic surgeons who play video games are better for it. My endoscopic surgical skills (utilizing a monitor) are definitely enhanced by playing of PC games. At least, that's the excuse I give my wife...
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Gasman
or was it that surgeons with better endoscopic skills found games more enjoyable and thus played more.
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Anonymous
I made the grades to become a surgeon. I played games as a kid. I didnt play very many in medical school though. I would like to tell you if it helped or not. but i am not in surgery now. but i have much better visuospatial skills. its got to be good for somthing.
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Anonymous
Game rec: Diablo 2 - can be had cheap and is addictive (warning).
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Anonymous
games ive played in the last 5 years:
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Diora
My addiction: Nethack or its variant - Slashem. Both completely free (www.nethack.org) but extremely addictive in spite of the lack of any multimedia. At least to those who like adventure-type games.
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7:40 PM
I have a PC so I played PC games. mostly RTS (real time strategy games). but they all became the same... Ive played a few others like battlefield 42 type. but gave them up years ago..
No Wife Not yet. but when i occasionally go to the store, theres nothing i really want to play. not to mention $50 is a big price to pay...
I think im done.. unless they go down in price and come up in interet level.
8:04 PM
Probably a bit of both . . .
http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2006/08/wii_trauma_cent.html
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11:08 AM
The study found an association, not causality. My guess is that the best game players didn't make the grades to become a surgeon.
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CB
5:22 PM
If you like RTS - Warcraft III.
3:43 PM
Star wars galactic battlegrounds.
Age of Empires 2.
Age of Mythology- good one for a time
Empire Earth 1 and 2
Rise of Nations
Rise of Legends
Star Wars battlefront
civilization 3 and 4.
Guild Wars
and a few others.... and surprisingly i have not been playing in a very long time. i had my fun. wow thats quite a list huh.. at 50 bucks a pop that really adds up . they havent made anything worth playing in years. Cb
5:41 PM
Started playing it at grad school ages ago when it was called Rogue and only had a Unix version.
Stopped doing it for a couple of years, then started again at the time of first PCs. By that time the game was called hack33 and had a DOS version and lots of new features. Stopped for many years, started again a few years ago with nethack 3.3 which added lots of stuff to the original game, then 3.4 and a year or so ago tried Slashem. Will try Nethack again when and if version 3.5 comes out.
7:05 PM