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Patterns: A Video Game, an M.R.I. and What Men’s Brains Do
By ERIC NAGOURNEY
Published: February 19, 2008
Why does it often seem that men enjoy playing video games more than women? Perhaps because they do.
A new study finds that when men play the games, a part of the brain involved in feelings of reward and addiction becomes much more activated than it does in women.
th0m
Beechwold
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i don't get into video games, really... of course i've been dealt perhaps a little more equal parts of both yin and yang i like to think (mostly i'm just full of it) but i dunno... flight sims are cool, and i've enjoyed some of the more popular flash games on the net, but i guess i just do other things. like post *amazing* insights such as this one ;p
BetsyB
Westgate
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Schoolboy wrote video games bore me now but they didn't as a kidabout the only way i'll play is if i'm begged by my children
now i'm addicted to poker and working on side projects
probably somewhat the same
apparently you don't own a wii....I hate regular controller games (maybe becuase it requires too much hand-eye coordination.) However, I love the Wii and the games that go with it. For the first time ever, I actually like playing video games and sometimes get a good workout from them too.
th0m
Beechwold
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the wii is amazing in that the old and young and everyone can get along, and there is way more immersion compared to anything else... sadly i only own a wii controller (and programming for it is way fun) but i dunno... if this thread is about gender issues, i think it is amazing the increasing presence of women online, gaming or otherwise, and i hope they continue to flourish 'cause the sausage fest was getting really lame
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I still want someone to invent the Mii station to combine porno and the virtual experience. I am so not into porno, but know it is a huge hit among many folks and combined with a virtual attachments (body parts or whips or whatever people are into) would be a big seller. Combine sexual addiction with gaming and some people would never leave their homes.
Roland
Clintonville
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I play video games online as a way to have fun with my family who is spread out all over the place. An hour or so here and there is about all I can do these days. I'm pretty good at Team Fortress!
I have a Nintendo DS that I will play when I can't sleep. After 20 minutes, I'm out. :)
SteinbergForCongress
Sugar Land, TX (For Now)
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I think it's more of a nurture thing than nature...
It's always been more socially accepted for guys to play competitive games than girls... so the trend just continues into the video game world.
There are a fair number of girls playing games, especially in Asia.
Meanwhile, the Wii is breaking all the molds on who the "typical" video game player is.
th0m
Beechwold
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here is a script that turns the wiimote into a vibrator:
#!/usr/bin/python
import cwiid
wiimote=cwiid.Wiimote()
wiimote.rumble=1
This requires a working bluetooth receiver attached to your computer (i picked up a usb one at microcenter for 20 bucks), ubuntu linux, and the cwiid libraries installed and working with the demo code (which also lets you turn on the rumble feature of the wiimote). Of course, once you have everything setup I can guarantee you won't be in the mood.
This will make it vibrate until the battery dies, the rumble thingy breaks, or you get out of range of the bluetooth. It is also quite possibly the most expensive and worthless vibrator I could possibly imagine. Keep the rubber sleeve on the wiimote, probably.
i bet with a python library that does instant messaging you could have a friend turn it on or off by im'ing you, but will be an exercise i leave up to some other enterprising (and lonely) programmer.
Schoolboy
Columbus
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th0m wrote the wii is amazing in that the old and young and everyone can get along, and there is way more immersion compared to anything else... sadly i only own a wii controller (and programming for it is way fun) but i dunno... if this thread is about gender issues, i think it is amazing the increasing presence of women online, gaming or otherwise, and i hope they continue to flourish 'cause the sausage fest was getting really lame
you are right on that. i haven't gotten the kids one yet, mainly because my tv was a freebie, and requires an add on component just so they can play the last nintendo. i must say, i do like the ds and it's zelda series. i forgot about that until someone else mentioned that! i actually played the last zelda game that i got the kids until i beat it. i haven't beaten a game since i was their age.
as a side note, i have played the wii basic game several times. it's definitely fun. as for the most of the normal games that come out for it, not so much. it's definitely something i'm going to get the kids asap, just have had more important things to blow my money on lately. could see myself actually asking them if they want to play instead of the other way around if we had one.
vestanpance
Harrison West/at work OSU
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asil
Worthington
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th0m wrote here is a script that turns the wiimote into a vibrator:
I knew it was just a matter of time! I love the wii (not physically, we just hang out) but some of the motions you have to make during game play are bawdy and just downright hilarious. It's practically begging for some adult only applications. I expect there to be a full range of naughty games.
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