How In-Game Weather Can Regulate Mental Health
5,568If you run into a thunderstorm in a game, you might begin to think about how you should adjust your play-style. Maybe you should find shelter, or avoid using metal weapons. On a surface level, this is all we think about when we run into adverse weather in a game. But one of the things we don’t often consider is the effect in-game weather has on mood. In this episode of Psych of Play, we’ll talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder, and a recent study that suggests bad weather can actually play a key role in regulating emotion and mental health. In-game weather may be more powerful to us than we previously realized.
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Games Shown:
Celeste (2018) - Matt Makes Games
God of War (2018) - SCE Santa Monica Studio
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) - Nintendo
Metal Gear Solid (1998) - Konami
Fallout 4 (2015) - Bethesda
Minecraft (2009) - Mojang
Octopath Traveler (2018) - Square Enix
Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) - Rockstar Games
Pokemon White 2 (2012) - Game Freak
Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) - Guerilla Games
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) - CD Projekt RED
Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018) - Ubisoft
Super Mario Odyssey (2017) - Nintendo
Pokemon Crystal (2000) - Game Freak
Zelda: Wind Waker (2002) - Nintendo
Zelda: Ocarina of time (1996) NIntendo
Journey (2012) - That Game Company
Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) - Nintendo
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (2012) - Monolith Soft
Undertale (2015) - Toby Fox
Mad Max (2015) - Avalanche Studios
Motorstorm Apocalypse (2011) - Evolution Studios
Rain World (2017) - Videocult
Frostpunk (2018) - 11 Bit Studios
Movies/TV/Clips:
My Hero Academia (2016) - Viz Media, Shueisha
The Garden of Words (2013) - Makoto Shinkai
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999) - Disney
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000) - Disney
50 First Dates (2004) - Happy Madison Productions
Eight Below (2006) - The Walt Disney Company
Good Will Hunting (1997) - Miramax
https://youtu.be/JxlNPd8DZG8
https://youtu.be/pqEGCQq1m9s
https://youtu.be/YyOENdBj5kA
https://youtu.be/R5l4MghKGEA
https://youtu.be/xgYIqed5sNw
https://youtu.be/rj9q_WqgNCY
https://youtu.be/hV1Ag80Ifz8
https://youtu.be/0lbehz52PFU
Music Sources:
Octopath Traveler OST - The Frostlands
Octopath Traveler OST - My Quiet Forest Home
SteamWorld Dig 2 OST - Precipice
The Legend of Legacy OST - A Great Calling
Hollow Knight OST - Reflection
Celeste OST - Madeline and Theo
Research Sources:
Affecting mood (SAD):
https://psychcentral.com/blog/can-weather-affect-your-mood/
2) Nostalgia can help regulate mood
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/attitude-check/201809/can-bad-weather-make-us-feel-nostalgic-0%3famp
3) Reverse SAD
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1033280.shtml
4) Heat vs Cold and Decision making
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/warm-weather-makes-it-hard-think-straight/
5) Nostalgia Study
http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-27314-003
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