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Is anyone aware of research done into how mentally stimulating various video games are? Maybe someone with one of those open-source EEGs could hook themselves
by kirse 18y ago
Is anyone aware of research done into how mentally stimulating various video games are? Maybe someone with one of those open-source EEGs could hook themselves up and do us a favor?
This article comes at an interesting time because I noticed recently that playing games like Rockband leave me much more mentally fired up - and tougher to calm down afterwards (oh, the irony...) - versus playing games like Team Fortress 2.
My guess is that it'd be correlated to how much direct focus the game requires. Obviously one can't do much else when they're concentrated on getting thousands of colored dots played perfectly.
- jrockway 18y agoI noticed recently that playing games like Rockband leave me much more mentally fired up I think it could have something to do with the music. I've been playing Geometry Wars 2 a lot recently simply because I enjoy the music so much. After I finish the "Sequence" mode, it is very hard to come down from the "high" -- the combination of exciting music and intense concentration is something I really enjoy. Compare this to games like Mass Effect that are fun, but I don't really feel stimulated... it's more like watching TV. Anyway, it's too bad that many people dismiss video games as toys for kids and never get to experience this.
- marvin 18y agoGuitar Hero forces you to perform at peak capacity motor-coordination-wise. First person shooters do not - although if you play something with a high pace and rankings (like the Gun-game mod to Counter-Strike) you can get pretty much the same effect.