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> I think it does something bad to your brain. Not necessarily altering it forever, but at least turning one into a little dopamine junkie. Arguably we are inh
by lillesvin 10y ago
> I think it does something bad to your brain. Not necessarily altering it forever, but at least turning one into a little dopamine junkie.
Arguably we are inherently dopamine junkies and gaming is just one way to feed that addiction, learning other skills — like painting, playing an instrument, etc. — is another.
- jacobush 10y agoUpvote but I think games can make the patience for gratification be too low. So we only become capable of doing things which gives instant gratification.
- Agentlien 10y agoI would say that depends entirely on the game itself. I agree that a lot of games are guilty of serving lots of cheap dopamine fixes. In fact, that is the business model of a large portion of the mobile gaming industry. As an avid gamer, I find this sad and I do my best to stay clear of those games. One of my favourite games is the antithesis of this, at least the way I play it. Namely Hitman: Blood Money, where I spent countless hours trying to complete every mission without hurting anyone other than the targets and without ever being detected. Without checkpoints, of course. That requires a lot of patience and leads to hours of tension and suspense culminating in a few intense bursts of excitement and satisfaction.