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Wounded Soldiers Find Videogames Good Therapy
Via Ars Technica, an article on the Washington Post site reports that the folks at Walter Reed hospital in DC are finding that videogames make excellent therapy sessions for soldiers wounded in the Iraq conflict. In addition to the obvious medical benefits of refining motor control via controllers, the entertainment allows soldiers to reconnect to experiences they may have had prior to their combat experiences. "Video games are all over Walter Reed. They're used for therapy or entertainment, or both. Alcibar doesn't have any hand injuries, but he's been trying to persuade some of his physical therapists to make Guitar Hero available to those who do. It would probably help some soldiers rebuild their hand strength and dexterity. And it's another excuse to play."
Yeah, and some of us do target shooting and never draw a firearm on another human being. Gun ownership != violent minded.
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As someone who loves games, I find it frustrating that the mainstream media consistently portrays video games as the reason behind children shooting up some school, or guy gamers as addicted anti-socials that kill themselves when someone steals their sword of blah-blah. I realize bad news sells, but I'm willing to buy good news too.
I heard a story on NPR about therapists doing VR recreations of traumatic events in combat to help the soldiers cope with them that seemed to being showing promise. As far as actual commercial games that people play, I haven't a clue.
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I guess it's not SoF that they get to play, is it? Or how about Battlefield?
And wounded officers get to play Supreme Commander? Or is that reserved to generals?
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I never draw firearms on people cos I think body decoration is gross and demeaning. I believe just shooting them with whatever gun I have to hand is a more appropriate response when they annoy me.
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