Comments on: The Brain & Videogames http://aphilosopher.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/the-brain-videogames/ A Philosopher's View of the World...assuming it exists. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:01:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Michael LaBossiere http://aphilosopher.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/the-brain-videogames/#comment-1231 Michael LaBossiere Thu, 08 May 2008 21:15:08 +0000 http://aphilosopher.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-1231 Video games do certainly seem to have addictive qualities. I've been hooked on video games myself. When I was younger, I had to make a conscious effort to monitor my game time-it was easy to spend hours staring at the TV or monitor. I suspect that the mind will continue to elude science. I'm a Cartesian Dualist, despite all the attempts to lure me into the "materialist majority" in philosophy and the sciences. Video games do certainly seem to have addictive qualities. I’ve been hooked on video games myself. When I was younger, I had to make a conscious effort to monitor my game time-it was easy to spend hours staring at the TV or monitor.

I suspect that the mind will continue to elude science. I’m a Cartesian Dualist, despite all the attempts to lure me into the “materialist majority” in philosophy and the sciences.

]]> By: Rigg http://aphilosopher.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/the-brain-videogames/#comment-1229 Rigg Wed, 07 May 2008 21:24:25 +0000 http://aphilosopher.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-1229 Brain chemistry is an interesting subject. We have learned more about the brain in the last 10 years then we ever new since brains were put on the planet by God. I work as an addictions counselor. My recent work has been with adolescents in the schools. The brain chemistry changes and use-dependent neural development process is similar for chemical addiction, cutting, and video addiction. Here's an interesting research study: MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS OF SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY, ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT NEURAL DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING, AND MEMORY IN THE MAMMALIAN BRAIN, If you are interested, You can read it at: http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.neuro.20.1.157?cookieSet=1&journalCode=neuro Th Brain chemistry is an interesting subject.
We have learned more about the brain in the last 10
years then we ever new since brains were put on the
planet by God.

I work as an addictions counselor.
My recent work has been with adolescents in
the schools. The brain chemistry changes and
use-dependent neural development process is similar
for chemical addiction, cutting, and video addiction.

Here’s an interesting research study:
MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS OF SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY, ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT NEURAL DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING, AND MEMORY IN THE MAMMALIAN BRAIN,

If you are interested, You can read it at:
http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.neuro.20.1.157?cookieSet=1&journalCode=neuro

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]]> By: Michael LaBossiere http://aphilosopher.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/the-brain-videogames/#comment-1228 Michael LaBossiere Wed, 07 May 2008 20:07:30 +0000 http://aphilosopher.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-1228 Perhaps you could get a grant to study that. :) There is considerable debate over whether video games (in general) are art. In the case of Peggle, I'm also not sure if it would be art. On one hand, a video game is the product of creativity and skill, etc. On the other hand, so is any computer program and most would not be inclined to call Firefox or the Wordpress code works of art. Perhaps you could get a grant to study that. :)

There is considerable debate over whether video games (in general) are art. In the case of Peggle, I’m also not sure if it would be art. On one hand, a video game is the product of creativity and skill, etc. On the other hand, so is any computer program and most would not be inclined to call Firefox or the WordPress code works of art.

]]> By: Seamus http://aphilosopher.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/the-brain-videogames/#comment-1227 Seamus Wed, 07 May 2008 17:57:36 +0000 http://aphilosopher.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-1227 I was once told when I was in a bar that people who can speak more than one language are, on average, better at video games than people who are monoglots. While this nugget of information is neither relevant or from a particularly trustworthy source, I thought it was cool enough to mention here! Also, you seem to be endorsing the rather odd view that peggle is art! I'm not sure I'd agree with that... I was once told when I was in a bar that people who can speak more than one language are, on average, better at video games than people who are monoglots. While this nugget of information is neither relevant or from a particularly trustworthy source, I thought it was cool enough to mention here!

Also, you seem to be endorsing the rather odd view that peggle is art! I’m not sure I’d agree with that…

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