need your experiences

[Stragomagus]

I am doing a cause-and-effect paper for my enc 091 class. My topic for this is "the effects of video-games on the mind" and I would like to know the various feelings that crop up from everyone here when they play them. I am especially looking for how you feel after your done after that particular session. Without further ado lets get to the questions.

 

 

 

How did you feel before you started playing? Any situations going on at the time that may affect your gameplay at that time?

 

 

 

 

 

What are you feeling while playing this particular game? What do you feel like doing with these emotions at the time?

 

 

 

 

 

How do you feel after that particular session? relaxed, more tense than before, paranoid?

 

 

 

These questions are only a general guideline to answering so feel free to include more than they cover.

 

 

 

Please try to be as detialed as possible.

[Adam007]

How did you feel before you started playing? Any situations going on at the time that may affect your gameplay at that time?

 

Over the past few years I've really toned down on video game playing, so when I do play I feel like I deserve a break to have fun, but still feel like I should be doing something more important.

 

 

 

 

What are you feeling while playing this particular game? What do you feel like doing with these emotions at the time?

 

I feel pretty relieved, just enjoying myself. I don't know how to answer the second part of your question.

 

 

 

 

 

How do you feel after that particular session? relaxed, more tense than before, paranoid?

 

I feel like I just wasted a bunch of time and that I need to catch up on whatever I should have been doing, because I usually play for awhile longer than I should have. But I'm usually still glad I played, I do feel more relaxed and the break was fun.

[underu2000]

How did you feel before you started playing? Any situations going on at the time that may affect your gameplay at that time?

 

Not really, i play videogames, because i have fun doing it. I usually have a set time to start, and play for a certain amount of time before i quit.

 

 

 

What are you feeling while playing this particular game? What do you feel like doing with these emotions at the time?

 

Everything i would in real life. If i win, im elated. If i lose, im disappointed. If i win too much, i get bored and leave. If i lose too much, i get frustrated and also leave.

 

 

 

How do you feel after that particular session? relaxed, more tense than before, paranoid?

 

If i had fun, i would be relaxed, even a little optimistic. If i had a frustrating time playing, or just plain boring, I would wish i could replay those events and would have a annoyed demeanor.

[highlanders]

Weird questions.

 

 

 

How did you feel before you started playing? Any situations going on at the time that may affect your gameplay at that time?

 

I play when I have nothing else to do, feeling would be boredom. Situation: I usually play when there is no one else around or I'd be doing something else instead.

 

 

What are you feeling while playing this particular game? What do you feel like doing with these emotions at the time?

 

Excited sometimes, frustrated if I've been re-doing a part a trillion times. Most times just focussed.

 

 

 

 

 

How do you feel after that particular session? relaxed, more tense than before, paranoid?

 

I can be irritable if I play too much, due from staying inactive too long. Eyes hurt if I play too much aswell.

[Lionheart_0]

How did you feel before you started playing? Any situations going on at the time that may affect your gameplay at that time?

 

When I play, I could be playing for any number of reasons. Most of the time I do it out of sheer compulsion. I feel like when there is nothing else to do, gaming is the best way to spend my time. If something crops up, im willing to give up gaming, but if there are no other opportunities, I fall on gaming.

 

 

 

 

 

What are you feeling while playing this particular game? What do you feel like doing with these emotions at the time?

 

Depends on the game. If im playing an "epic game" (My term for any game that gets me pumped) I generally start to feel really energized and cocky. Say if im playing a game where I have to take on thousands of enemies, and im doing good, I feel like i just want them to keep on coming. I keep this emotion in the game though, I don't try and take these emotions out of the game though. I keep all emotions in the game, and when I finish, I am just that, Finished. Also, If I play a game with more drama, I might feel sad, or mad, or happy, or excited as well. But as I said, all emotions stop after the game (Unless its a game in which i am taught a life lesson, from which I then ponder the lesson after).

 

 

 

 

How do you feel after that particular session? relaxed, more tense than before, paranoid?

 

 

 

I usually feel more relaxed, or not at all changed. Some times im slightly annoyed because i may of kept loosing, but besides that, everything goes back to the real world after gaming. The only time there can be extreams is when i play a scary game. Sometimes I have to make sure im in the light then :-$

[Nadril]

How did you feel before you started playing

 

 

 

I feel like wanting to get some gaming in? Seriously though I mostly just feel like I do every day, usually its after work so I'm just glad to have gotten home.

 

 

 

Any situations going on at the time that may affect your gameplay at that time?

 

 

 

Usually, no. However real life does take the lead over gaming -- even for me.

 

 

 

 

What are you feeling while playing this particular game?

 

 

 

Depends on what I'm playing. Right now I'm mostly playing MMOs and have just started picking up a new HL2 mod insurgency (fps). MMO's I usually still feel the same emotions, maybe I'll be bored though if there isn't much going on. Excitement during raiding.

 

 

 

FPS wise usually if I'm playing with a friend I won't take it real serious. If I pull something off thats awesome I'll feel a bit of a rush.

 

 

 

What do you feel like doing with these emotions at the time?

 

 

 

Nothing?

 

 

 

 

How do you feel after that particular session?

 

 

 

Going to feel a little silly here but I don't really have 'sessions'. If I'm done and heading off somewhere I'll probably just be looking forward to what I'm going to be doing, or dreading it if its something I don't want to do.

 

 

 

Really though I don't watch TV so as far as indoor activities go I'm on the PC most of the time.

 

 

 

relaxed, more tense than before, paranoid?

 

 

 

 

Depends on what I left it at. If its just a general day probably relaxed, if we just downed a tough boss or got something nice I may be a bit ecstatic or happy about that. I'll never actually leave 'paranoid' though.

[StrOwez]

How did you feel before you started playing? Any situations going on at the time that may affect your gameplay at that time?

 

 

 

Do you mean how did i feel before starting to play video games? Um.. 'I wonder what it's like to play video games!! *anticipation* '

 

 

 

But now... If I'm angry at something I'll kill everyone without mercy :P

 

 

 

What are you feeling while playing this particular game? What do you feel like doing with these emotions at the time? I am feeling um.. excitement.. confusion.. um... With the emotions I do nothing.. =| um.. yeah..

 

 

How do you feel after that particular session? relaxed, more tense than before, paranoid? Depends, if I had a good game i.e. killed loads of people :D went through levels, i feel achievement and pride! But if i die loads , lose stuff i feel angry and frustrated yet motivated for improvement.

[Sir_Alex85]

He needs our experience for the MACHINE!

 

 

 

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How did you feel before you started playing? Any situations going on at the time that may affect your gameplay at that time?

 

 

 

Usually bored, or just ready to go do something fun for an hour or so. Uh, if I'm angry (Which usually results in me going downstairs or something to play a game and forget about it), I tend to do better or worse. Depends on the game.

 

 

 

 

 

What are you feeling while playing this particular game? What do you feel like doing with these emotions at the time?

 

 

 

Relaxed, I guess. Or if the game pisses me off, angry. And then I jump around like a baboon screaming!! I never end up taking it out on anyone, though, to answer the second question. Rationality > All.

 

 

 

 

 

How do you feel after that particular session? relaxed, more tense than before, paranoid?

 

 

 

Relaxed, but occasionally if I get caught up in a game, I won't goto sleep until I've gotten to a certain point. That probably isn't good.

[Blue_Eggz]

How did you feel before you started playing? Any situations going on at the time that may affect your gameplay at that time?

 

Well, I feel perfect before I play the game. I normally just sit at the computer and play games there. My favorite game to play is Line Rider.

 

 

 

What are you feeling while playing this particular game? What do you feel like doing with these emotions at the time?

 

Since there are so many people better than me and I want to make THE best track, I get kind of frustrated. I also get kinda angry.

 

 

 

How do you feel after that particular session? relaxed, more tense than before, paranoid?

 

Well, my eyes get more rings around them and I feel tired. I get angry when someone even tries to talk to me... But if I read, it calms me down.

 

 

 

Hope that helped ;)