there's also this research about casual games seducing depression and anxiety: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/123495/Study_Finds_Casual_Games_Reduce_Depres

there's also this research about casual games seducing depression and anxiety: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/123495/Study_Finds_Casual_Games_Reduce_Depression_Anxiety_Symptoms.php http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/123495/Study_Finds_Casual... The key question is why:is it only the distraction ,because its known that distraction is helpful against depression , or is also something else ? and how best is to design such games ?