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Gaming has been linked with a lot of things. Repetitive Stress Syndrome, Visual Impairment and even with killings. One thing that it hasn’t been linked with however (At least I don’t THINK it has) is depression.
Mario 64 is a great game, yet everytime I play it, I get really, really depressed! I can’t explain why, I really can’t but I do. But on the other hand whenever I play ISS2000 or WWF No Mercy, I cheer up, not matter what mood I’m in.
It’s inexplicable as to why certain games affect my moods. I really have no idea why they do but no matter what mood I’m in to start with, after playing certain games my mood changes... usually for the better but sometimes for the worst. It’s really weird, knowing that just playing on a specific game can influence me to the point of being extremely happy or feeling like crap.
I’m going to now try and explain why I think this happens.
Games influence every single game players life. There’s really no point in denying it, they do. It’s been talked about before on these forums about games influencing people. But why do they influence us?
Perhaps we’re all mentally unstable and just playing Doom for a bit gives us an urge to go out and blow some things head off. Maybe we sympathise with the characters in the games. Who knows?? But I can sort of guess why I an influenced so much. It’s because I sympathise with the characters.
You may think this extremely sad and pathetic. Hey, you can think that! I don’t care! But what I do care about is people that have had something happen to them in their lives. Usually for the worse.
I feel sorry for homeless people selling the Big Issue, whenever I have it on me I always pay them £1 and, believe it or not, the Big Issue is in fact quite a good publication. I feel sorry for dogs who are lost. Hell, I even feel sorry for dead flies, wasps and bees! I can’t help thinking about their families. It’s incredibly strange and maybe a little over-sensitive, but that’s just the way I am.
So, when things happen to people in games, I sympathise with them too. For example, when Mario loses Peach in Mario 64 I feel sorry for him because he was tricked. I think "How must he feel?" and "Poor little guy, he’s gotta traipse through all those levels just to get her back". I suppose it’s because I have a conscience. A rather over active one.
The atmosphere of the game also has a lot of influence over me. If something is set in a colourful and chirpy place then it will, more often and not, depress me. That I really can’t explain, but it does.
This kind of thing isn’t just limited to games though... at least not for me. In films especially I find myself reasoning with myself. When, in The Green Mile, John Corfi was executed, I couldn’t help but cry. I felt sorry for the guy, he was being executed for a murder he hadn’t committed. He was being killed for someone elses wrong doing! Sure, he didn’t have a family but what if he had? How would they have been affected?
Call me weird, strange, mental, psycho, messed up whatever, but that’s just how I am!
So, do any games affect your moods?
RBS
Mario 64 is a great game, yet everytime I play it, I get really, really depressed! I can’t explain why, I really can’t but I do. But on the other hand whenever I play ISS2000 or WWF No Mercy, I cheer up, not matter what mood I’m in.
It’s inexplicable as to why certain games affect my moods. I really have no idea why they do but no matter what mood I’m in to start with, after playing certain games my mood changes... usually for the better but sometimes for the worst. It’s really weird, knowing that just playing on a specific game can influence me to the point of being extremely happy or feeling like crap.
I’m going to now try and explain why I think this happens.
Games influence every single game players life. There’s really no point in denying it, they do. It’s been talked about before on these forums about games influencing people. But why do they influence us?
Perhaps we’re all mentally unstable and just playing Doom for a bit gives us an urge to go out and blow some things head off. Maybe we sympathise with the characters in the games. Who knows?? But I can sort of guess why I an influenced so much. It’s because I sympathise with the characters.
You may think this extremely sad and pathetic. Hey, you can think that! I don’t care! But what I do care about is people that have had something happen to them in their lives. Usually for the worse.
I feel sorry for homeless people selling the Big Issue, whenever I have it on me I always pay them £1 and, believe it or not, the Big Issue is in fact quite a good publication. I feel sorry for dogs who are lost. Hell, I even feel sorry for dead flies, wasps and bees! I can’t help thinking about their families. It’s incredibly strange and maybe a little over-sensitive, but that’s just the way I am.
So, when things happen to people in games, I sympathise with them too. For example, when Mario loses Peach in Mario 64 I feel sorry for him because he was tricked. I think "How must he feel?" and "Poor little guy, he’s gotta traipse through all those levels just to get her back". I suppose it’s because I have a conscience. A rather over active one.
The atmosphere of the game also has a lot of influence over me. If something is set in a colourful and chirpy place then it will, more often and not, depress me. That I really can’t explain, but it does.
This kind of thing isn’t just limited to games though... at least not for me. In films especially I find myself reasoning with myself. When, in The Green Mile, John Corfi was executed, I couldn’t help but cry. I felt sorry for the guy, he was being executed for a murder he hadn’t committed. He was being killed for someone elses wrong doing! Sure, he didn’t have a family but what if he had? How would they have been affected?
Call me weird, strange, mental, psycho, messed up whatever, but that’s just how I am!
So, do any games affect your moods?
RBS
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Games effect our mood, thats why we play them. Although Im disturbed that Mario64 doesnt give you a kick, although some levels can be frustrating.
The Big Issue is a good publication, and worth a read. However it always annoys me when homeless people are in big cities like London. Im not being funny but "Who Can Afford To Live In London!", homeless people who havent got jobs should move to where its cheaper to live. I dont give money to the homeless anymore, as they usually spend it on Drink or Cigarettes both of which help nobody but the Taxman.
The Big Issue is a good publication, and worth a read. However it always annoys me when homeless people are in big cities like London. Im not being funny but "Who Can Afford To Live In London!", homeless people who havent got jobs should move to where its cheaper to live. I dont give money to the homeless anymore, as they usually spend it on Drink or Cigarettes both of which help nobody but the Taxman.
Gaming has been linked with a lot of things. Repetitive Stress Syndrome, Visual Impairment and even with killings. One thing that it hasn’t been linked with however (At least I don’t THINK it has) is depression.
Mario 64 is a great game, yet everytime I play it, I get really, really depressed! I can’t explain why, I really can’t but I do. But on the other hand whenever I play ISS2000 or WWF No Mercy, I cheer up, not matter what mood I’m in.
It’s inexplicable as to why certain games affect my moods. I really have no idea why they do but no matter what mood I’m in to start with, after playing certain games my mood changes... usually for the better but sometimes for the worst. It’s really weird, knowing that just playing on a specific game can influence me to the point of being extremely happy or feeling like crap.
I’m going to now try and explain why I think this happens.
Games influence every single game players life. There’s really no point in denying it, they do. It’s been talked about before on these forums about games influencing people. But why do they influence us?
Perhaps we’re all mentally unstable and just playing Doom for a bit gives us an urge to go out and blow some things head off. Maybe we sympathise with the characters in the games. Who knows?? But I can sort of guess why I an influenced so much. It’s because I sympathise with the characters.
You may think this extremely sad and pathetic. Hey, you can think that! I don’t care! But what I do care about is people that have had something happen to them in their lives. Usually for the worse.
I feel sorry for homeless people selling the Big Issue, whenever I have it on me I always pay them £1 and, believe it or not, the Big Issue is in fact quite a good publication. I feel sorry for dogs who are lost. Hell, I even feel sorry for dead flies, wasps and bees! I can’t help thinking about their families. It’s incredibly strange and maybe a little over-sensitive, but that’s just the way I am.
So, when things happen to people in games, I sympathise with them too. For example, when Mario loses Peach in Mario 64 I feel sorry for him because he was tricked. I think "How must he feel?" and "Poor little guy, he’s gotta traipse through all those levels just to get her back". I suppose it’s because I have a conscience. A rather over active one.
The atmosphere of the game also has a lot of influence over me. If something is set in a colourful and chirpy place then it will, more often and not, depress me. That I really can’t explain, but it does.
This kind of thing isn’t just limited to games though... at least not for me. In films especially I find myself reasoning with myself. When, in The Green Mile, John Corfi was executed, I couldn’t help but cry. I felt sorry for the guy, he was being executed for a murder he hadn’t committed. He was being killed for someone elses wrong doing! Sure, he didn’t have a family but what if he had? How would they have been affected?
Call me weird, strange, mental, psycho, messed up whatever, but that’s just how I am!
So, do any games affect your moods?
RBS
Mario 64 is a great game, yet everytime I play it, I get really, really depressed! I can’t explain why, I really can’t but I do. But on the other hand whenever I play ISS2000 or WWF No Mercy, I cheer up, not matter what mood I’m in.
It’s inexplicable as to why certain games affect my moods. I really have no idea why they do but no matter what mood I’m in to start with, after playing certain games my mood changes... usually for the better but sometimes for the worst. It’s really weird, knowing that just playing on a specific game can influence me to the point of being extremely happy or feeling like crap.
I’m going to now try and explain why I think this happens.
Games influence every single game players life. There’s really no point in denying it, they do. It’s been talked about before on these forums about games influencing people. But why do they influence us?
Perhaps we’re all mentally unstable and just playing Doom for a bit gives us an urge to go out and blow some things head off. Maybe we sympathise with the characters in the games. Who knows?? But I can sort of guess why I an influenced so much. It’s because I sympathise with the characters.
You may think this extremely sad and pathetic. Hey, you can think that! I don’t care! But what I do care about is people that have had something happen to them in their lives. Usually for the worse.
I feel sorry for homeless people selling the Big Issue, whenever I have it on me I always pay them £1 and, believe it or not, the Big Issue is in fact quite a good publication. I feel sorry for dogs who are lost. Hell, I even feel sorry for dead flies, wasps and bees! I can’t help thinking about their families. It’s incredibly strange and maybe a little over-sensitive, but that’s just the way I am.
So, when things happen to people in games, I sympathise with them too. For example, when Mario loses Peach in Mario 64 I feel sorry for him because he was tricked. I think "How must he feel?" and "Poor little guy, he’s gotta traipse through all those levels just to get her back". I suppose it’s because I have a conscience. A rather over active one.
The atmosphere of the game also has a lot of influence over me. If something is set in a colourful and chirpy place then it will, more often and not, depress me. That I really can’t explain, but it does.
This kind of thing isn’t just limited to games though... at least not for me. In films especially I find myself reasoning with myself. When, in The Green Mile, John Corfi was executed, I couldn’t help but cry. I felt sorry for the guy, he was being executed for a murder he hadn’t committed. He was being killed for someone elses wrong doing! Sure, he didn’t have a family but what if he had? How would they have been affected?
Call me weird, strange, mental, psycho, messed up whatever, but that’s just how I am!
So, do any games affect your moods?
RBS
Page: