Wednesday, March 9, 2011

News: Can COD help soldiers deal with trauma?

Study claims gaming stops violent dreams.

Playing war-themed videogames like Call of Duty can help soldiers deal with the mental trauma of front line combat by blocking violent nightmares, according to a new study.

As reported by New Scientist, a survey of 98 military personnel by Jayne Gackenbach of Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, Canada showed that regularly playing games that focused on war diminished the level of harm and aggression experienced while dreaming about their experiences.

Not only were the subjects' dream less intense but they reportedly also felt able to fight back against the threatening forces that appear in the nightmares.

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Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-03-08-can-cod-help-soldiers-deal-with-trauma

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