games are good, mmkay?
Aug. 21st, 2005 10:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
erratioso i was looking around at random livejournals, after rupert was googling for my secret hidden you-can't-find-it private blog*, and sara linked me to some really interesting ones.
And then i found this: http://www.livejournal.com/users/theferrett/560010.html
It's about how this guy uses video games as a form of meditation.
All i could think of was how true this is for me too. I tend to start feeling twitchy if its been several days since i last played any games. And when i'm stressed I find myself far more likely to choose games that require very little thinking, such as Columns ( a tetris-like game for the sega genesis). Of course, my playing usually suffers since i'm not putting all of my concentration into getting the flashy jewels to line up, but it seems to be the only way i can really think these things through. I'm not sure why. Possibly its because i've never really been one of those who lie on their beds and stare at the ceiling thinking deep thoughts (for me those moments have always been when i was alone at school or on public transport. In fact public transport is the main source of all my deep thoughts :p).
Anyway, nice to know i'm not the only person who uses video games as escape/meditation when i feel stressed. Of course, then i forget to stop playing and get on with my work but that's a separate issue..
* i should really stop rubbing it in eh? :p
And then i found this: http://www.livejournal.com/users/theferrett/560010.html
It's about how this guy uses video games as a form of meditation.
All i could think of was how true this is for me too. I tend to start feeling twitchy if its been several days since i last played any games. And when i'm stressed I find myself far more likely to choose games that require very little thinking, such as Columns ( a tetris-like game for the sega genesis). Of course, my playing usually suffers since i'm not putting all of my concentration into getting the flashy jewels to line up, but it seems to be the only way i can really think these things through. I'm not sure why. Possibly its because i've never really been one of those who lie on their beds and stare at the ceiling thinking deep thoughts (for me those moments have always been when i was alone at school or on public transport. In fact public transport is the main source of all my deep thoughts :p).
Anyway, nice to know i'm not the only person who uses video games as escape/meditation when i feel stressed. Of course, then i forget to stop playing and get on with my work but that's a separate issue..
* i should really stop rubbing it in eh? :p
