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Danish Psychiatrists To Use Counter-Strike

Posted by simoniker on from the subjects-get-lost-on-way-to-computer? dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to a Boomtown.net article discussing a Danish hospital's use of Counter-Strike in tests regarding long-term depression. According to the article, experts "..will develop a special version of Counter-Strike for the [Aarhus psychiatric] hospital, which is ripped of all violent content, but still retains its unique 3D design.. Senior doctor Poul Videbech wants to use the maps for testing the navigational skills of patients, who have suffered from severe depression over a long time." Fraggin' awesome.

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  1. hmmmm by pizza_milkshake · · Score: 4, Funny
    a Danish hospital's use of Counter-Strike in tests regarding long-term depression.

    whenever i play CS i get more depressed (i suck)

  2. Might be useful in mental institutions and prisons by mnmn · · Score: 4, Interesting

    CS gives a kind of virtual freedom that captivates the person and time passes by fast. The sames true with MMORPGs but in a different way. I could see CS kiosks in mental institutions with patients fragging the hell online players and being regular clanmembers. Much better than staring at the blank walls and flat nurses anyway.

    CS also makes for an excellent relief of anger and control, and it takes mental energy to really own a good team. Such exercises, if not portrayed too violent, could improve the quality of life for the casterated ones among us.

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  3. Why Counter-Strike? by breon.halling · · Score: 5, Insightful

    From the article: The game engine that Counter-Strike is based upon is extremely good for modelling buildings and visualising architecture compared to the alternatives on the market, Christian Güttler told the news-bureau Ritzau.

    I'm just wondering why he's using Counter-Strike in particular. Why not just the plain vanilla Half-Life engine? Or even still, the Quake or Quake II engine, which are open-source and can be changed to meet one's needs.

    Has Counter-Strike changed the Half-Life engine dramatically?

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  4. Virtual environments can help... by jordanda · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...with psychological disorders. Virtual treatment for phobias has been shown to have a positive effect.