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Maurice Klimek's avatar

Well, my brother-in-law played Euro Truck Simulator for months, now he drives a truck through Europe ;-)

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InGameScientist's avatar

THAT IS SO COOL!

Has he said anything about things he learned in the game affecting his driving?

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Maurice Klimek's avatar

Never asked :D

But he was very dedicated, turned his computer into almost a driver's seat.

PS. Not to mention that story of a guy who played Gran Turismo only to become a pro racer. Didn't Blomkamp made a movie based on that?

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InGameScientist's avatar

I had no idea that he made a movie, but yes you are absolutely right, the movie’s called Gran Turismo, based on real life driver Jann Mardenborough!

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James Francis's avatar

A lot to think about here. I saw the news about the theory of everything, but I see some scientists have also rubbished the paper, especially its maths. You're in the right circles - what do your peers think?

The escapism finding about games is true. I've seen this happen to friends, using gaming as a coping mechanism. Usually, the excessive gameplay time is a symptom, not a cause.

I think this is actually an important revelation about addiction. The issue is not exposure but mindset at the time of exposure.

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InGameScientist's avatar

I haven’t seen anything definitive one way or the other in terms of whether this theory of everything holds true. I will be the first to tell you though that this is outside my area of expertise so I can’t really evaluate it for myself :( I’ll be keeping a close eye though and providing updates as best I can!

With regards to addiction, I think you are SPOT ON. It is so much more nuanced than just exposure!

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Harrison Polites's avatar

Science shorts is the go. Nice read!

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