War games and other commercial video games foster and increase personal resilience.
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Resilience is the ability of a person to quickly adapt to threats, negative situations, traumas, or others, regardless of the nature of the event.
Some people are naturally born with a high level of resilience. But it is also possible to build resilience using methods such as therapy, meditation, and, as it turns out video games.
This Forbes article summarizes many aspects of video games and the positive mental health impacts that help a player arrive at a place of greater personal resilience.
From a research perspective, I truly appreciate this article that looks at war games and their impact on the players personal resilience outside of the game.
Citation: McSorley, Kevin (2019). Playing in the End Times: Wargames, Resilience and the Art of Failure. In: Hammond, Philip and P̦tzsch, Holger eds. Wargames: Memory, Militarism and the Subject of Play. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 37 Р54
Research: https://lnkd.in/gGHRYPZF
The evidence for video games ability to build more resilient individuals is quite pervasive. The latest research is now focusing on how to intentionally include these elements in fun to play games. I am very excited for more of this work to get published!
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