Gamers Who Play for Hours ‘Prone to Hallucinations’ [???]
January 8th, 2014I just assumed that a crew from 4chan was responsible for this, because I’ve played games for hours and none of this stuff has ever happened to me.
See the bit in bold at the bottom.
Via: Telegraph:
Gamers who play for hours are prone to hallucinations and seeing distorted versions of reality, according to a new study.
Respondents reported seeing “distorted versions of real world surroundings” and “misinterpreted real life objects” after they had stopped playing. Others said that game menus appear in front of their eyes during conversations.
The study, compiled from responses by 483 forum users, explored the concept of “game transfer phenomena” – experiences where players’ perceptions, cognitions and behaviours are influenced by images seen while gaming.
Among the categories of experience recorded were “multisensorial”, for example hearing video game music, and “retinal sensations” when players see “game elements intermittently or episodically in the back of the eyelids”.
Some gamers told scientists at Nottingham Trent University’s International Gaming Research Unit that they see “coloured images” and “heads up displays” while driving on the motorway.
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However, some players can play a game intensively and it may not have any effect. It’s about their susceptibility.
Related: Video Games Intruding on Reality: ‘Game Transfer Phenomena’ [???]
For me, Minecraft does this to a certain extent. Not sure what it is – it sure isn’t the graphical realism. For a while all I would dream is bloody Minecraft. One time I woke up in the early hours convinced that the space above my curtain rail was made from cobblestone cubes.
On the other hand, I can play TF2 for hours with no effect.