Videogames Fill Psychological Needs for Players 143
codegen writes "The CBC (among others) is reporting that researchers at the University of Rochester and Immersyve Inc. have released a study indicating that people enjoy video games because they satisfy a psychological need. The study showed that the interrelations between players in MMOGs were particularly important. From the article: 'Gamers said they felt the best about their experience when the games they played produced positive outcomes in scenarios related to the real world ... The researchers evaluated players' motivations in virtual worlds by asking four groups of people to play different games, including a genre known as massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, which some industry watchers regard as the future of video games.'"
Damn it... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This just in (Score:5, Funny)
The Opposite (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The reason is obvious (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The reason is obvious (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Of all the things I *COULD* be... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Doesn't it seems obvious to you? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The reason is obvious (Score:5, Funny)
As the posters name is 'Rob T Firefly', I suspect that even if he did have big boobs not many would watch.
man boobs
(shudder)
Re:Duh (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Duh (Score:3, Funny)
Re:So wait, are all videogames MMOGs now? (Score:4, Funny)
You never played DaiKatana, did you?
Re:So wait, are all videogames MMOGs now? (Score:4, Funny)
"Not a substitute for human interaction."
Re:I'm a mur-diddly-urderer! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The reason is obvious (Score:2, Funny)
People playing solitare at work, someone going to a baseball game, another playing WoW or something for 24 hours. General stuff like that. Perhaps some sleeping and some partying. Someone gets too drunk and blacks out.
I suppose we'd have to find plot twists to make it not make sense if you skip a couple episodes to keep it in good faith with the original show.
Re:The reason is obvious (Score:2, Funny)
No manual entry for boobs.