A great game can be great medicine and provide substantial positive mental health support – but the right game does matter.
Kelli Dunlap, PsyD was the expert consulted on this article from Digitaltrends.com and made a excellent observation, “do what makes your heart happyâ€.
In the end it is not the content of the game that determines its value to the player, it is the players reaction.
Some games deploy psychological hooks designed to separate the player from excess amounts of their time and money and those should be avoided.
You can spot these because they call you back into the game to preserve the work you have already done and use social pressure to take of your time and money.
When it stops feeling good – it stops being good.
Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/gaming-to-boost-mental-health-tips/
