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If you play these two games in lockdown, you feel mentally healthier - say researchers

2021-01-28T08:22:37.641Z


Researchers from Oxford come to a conclusion that many mothers may not like: certain video games have positive effects on mental health.


Researchers from Oxford come to a conclusion that many mothers may not like: certain video games have positive effects on mental health.

  • Do you have a favorite video game?

    Then you know how much addictive gaming is.

  • But if you count gambling as your hobby, you do a lot for your mental health - as long as you play the right games.

    This is what researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute conclude.

  • The scientists evaluated how two video games affected the mental health of players.

The second lockdown 2020 * and cold temperatures force you back into your own four walls more often.

Anyone who takes the old game console out of the corner to pass the time is doing exactly the right thing.

Because according to Oxford researchers, gambling has a positive effect on our psyche - if we choose the right games

.

A team of researchers led by Niklas Johannes from the Oxford Internet Institute investigated how gaming affected mental health.

Their result: The study participants were able to increase their well-being by playing two

specific video games

.

"Animal Crossing *" and "Plants vs. Zombies": It was these two games that had a positive effect on the mood of the study participants.

The data from 3,274 adult players flowed into the work of the Oxford scientists.

However, the players only gambled the two “harmless” games “Animal Crossing” from Nintendo and EA's tower defense game “Plants vs. Zombies”, so no dark and violent first-person shooters like Counter-Strike

.

Not only questionnaires that were filled out by the players, but also data from Nintendo and EA were evaluated by the scientists.

The latter made it possible to record the actual playing time.

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The evaluation allows the researchers to conclude that there is a recognizable positive connection between playing the two video games and psychological well-being -

even if the gamers were occupied with gambling for a long time

.

The researchers also see the reason for this in a positive subjective game experience: For example, the ideal island world in "Animal Crossing" offers the opportunity to switch off and relax.

However, the Oxford study has so far only been published as a form, an independent evaluation of the paper by experts is still pending, as the portal t3n informs.

(jg) * tz.de and Merkur.de belong to the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editorial network

.

For release

More sources: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/nov/16/video-gaming-can-benefit-mental-health-find-oxford-academics

Immerse yourself in the ideal world of "Animal Crossing"

With the video game "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" for the Nintendo Switch (promotional link) you can make yourself comfortable in times of lockdown and shorter winter days!

The Ripe for the Island Package scores with many relaxing activities that you can implement in your settlement, including gardening, fishing, building tools and interacting with flowers and trees.

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