Health Benifits of Playing Video Games

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Video by Dr. Mike


The benefits of playing video games
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24295515/


Playing Super Mario induces structural brain plasticity: gray matter changes resulting from training with a commercial video game
https://www.nature.com/articles/mp2013120


Is time spent playing video games associated with mental health, cognitive and social skills in young children?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26846228/


Video Games and Other Online Activities May Improve Health in Ageing
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5796895/


Playing Video Games During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Effects on Players’ Well-Being
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15554120211017036

Playing video games has had a positive effect on players’ perceived well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Games have provided an enjoyable means of maintaining social contact, and a stress relieving and mentally stimulating escape from the effects of lockdown. While these findings are generally supported by prior research, it is notable that the public perception of video games has not entirely caught up with the available evidence.

If video games can have such positive effects on player well-being during a global pandemic, perhaps more should be done to raise awareness of this potential. It may not be entirely unreasonable to suggest that video games be included in official guidance on coping with the effects of similar lockdown situations.

 

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