GoGCast 473: Video Games, Stress, and Violence

Do video games help reduce stress? Well, it depends. We look into that. We also learn that Joelle hasn’t played a pokemon game, and we try to convince her to start. Plus, Cat has a plan to play through all the Dragon Age games over the Holidays? Is she crazy? We think not! All this and more in this week’s GoGCast.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:29:40)

• Cat’s plan to play all Dragon Ages (00:31:06)
• Joelle never played Pokémon (00:47:06)

This Week’s Topic: Do Video Games Help Reduce Stress (00:57:40)

• Violent video games decrease stress hormones, study finds: https://www.psypost.org/violent-video-games-decrease-stress-hormones-study-finds/ 
• Commercial Off-The-Shelf Video Games for Reducing Stress and Anxiety: Systematic Review: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8406113/

Outro and Wrap-up (01:16:03)

Extra credits: The documentary on Darude’s Standstorm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYLQHc6J9N0 

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