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Re:Computer game play reduces intrusive memories of experime... by scollet on Friday October 08, 2021 @03:48PM (#28803379)
> Playing videogames is another drug with which to escape reality

Maybe the most trivial of games. Even naughts and crosses has deeper implications than the physical mechanics.

Most games have a grand appreciation of reality like reading Frankenstein or watching The Lighthouse.

Perhaps it's the low stakes context that makes them more accessible, and thus informs our understanding of things outside that context.

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