Comments on: Video game therapy--a new frontier

Neurofeedback taps youths' fascination with animation, electronics to sweeten frightening medical treatments.

[1337geek]

Anyone seen The Lawn Mower Man?

In the movie, the Lawn Mower man a firm is hired to conduct virtual experiments on animals to improve their mental capacity, a not so bring lawn mower man is transformed into a genius which eventually spirals out into a virtual god before getting his body trapped in the virtual world.

The moral of the story, his mental capacity was greatly increased by playing virtual video games.

I fully believe in this and hope it can help others.

I like to play Tetris until I beat the game before I go to bed, great way to get my mind going before you go to bed, and when your done, your mentally exhausted so sleep is pretty simple.

Child's Play

If you think that this is all video games can do however, I urge you to check out <a href="http://www.childsplaycharity.org/>Child's Play Charity at http://www.childsplaycharity.org/ . It is a wonderful charity dedicated to helping children in hospitals by providing them video game systems, toys and other things to various Children's Hospitals across the country.

[alek_nedic]

this is all video games can do

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[Skrawn]

Jack Thompson

Take that, Jack. OMIGOSH, Teh Video Games are teh evil. Gamers are teh devil.LOLOL. n00b.

[Em Warrior]

People with disabilities

I have found second life to be therapeutic as it can provide vital interaction with others as well as learning skills or just as a hobby to relieve stress. I would definitely appreciate if there was away Secondlife could have a site for people who have to readjust to community because of a sudden tragedy that has changed their entire world. They can develop new interaction skills. Also realize that just having a disability (visible or invisible) does not mean you have to give up on life. Very curious as to how the group that has autism was able to get a private island. It is something that should be available to other special groups of people. I am not only physically disabled (wheelchair user) but also have a severe hearing impairment that means i use only text online. On the side I also have an anxiety disorder which is quite normal for those who have difficulty being able to work off stress. Our minds have a very hard time shutting off from the problem so we need a diversion we can utilize at any time and preferably from home as transit is not always easy to come by.

[Erica0420]

People with disabilities in Second Life

Em Warrior, I found your comment very interesting. I am currently doing research for a book on how Second Life can help users with disabilities foster more independence or offer them new experiences. Would you be willing to discuss with me further? Please email me at [e-mail] or if you know of anybody that would be able to add to this project, have them get in touch with me. Thanks for your help!

[yo_supermom]

Mother approved?

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