Virtually numbed: Immersive video gaming alters real-life experience
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 10:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Role-playing video games can alter our experience of reality and numb us to important real-life experiences, a new study finds. Spending time immersed as a virtual character or avatar in a role-playing video game can numb you to realizing important body signals in real life.