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Have you ever wondered what people are getting out of playing video games? I always thought it was pure escapism, but it seems that it is much more than that.
“A game can be more fun when you get the chance to act and be like your ideal self,” explained Dr. Przybylski. “The attraction to playing videogames and what makes them fun is that it gives people the chance to think about a role they would ideally like to take and then get a chance to play that role.”
The research found that giving players the chance to adopt a new identity during the game and acting through that new identity — be it a different gender, hero, villain — made them feel better about themselves and less negative.
Looking at the players’ emotion after play as well their motivation to play, the study found the enjoyment element of the videogames seemed to be greater when there was the least overlap between someone’s actual self and their ideal self.
“When somebody wants to feel they are more outgoing and then plays with this personality it makes them feel better in themselves when they play,” explained Dr. Przybylski. -Science Daily
Writing Prompt: What video game would each of your characters want to play in order to experience being their ideal self? Write about what they are feeling as they play the game.
Journaling Prompt: What is your favorite game? How do you feel when you are playing it? What do you get out of the experience of playing it?
Art Prompt: Video game
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Kayla Morton recently posted..Video game Prompt.
Awesome! I’ll feature it in the Carnival on Sunday.