[Noisebridge-discuss] personal computers at Noisebridge (was Re: Missing Green Bike /w Red Grips.)

[lilia]

some researchers have found that gaming up to 3 hours a day can have
positive emotional effects, making us feel more social, confident,
able, and resolute in the face of defeat; effects which may last as
long as to 24 hours after the gaming session and positively change how
we behave outside the game world. go read/watch anything by Jane
McGonigal for positive effects of gaming. :)

likewise, we should be aware of potential negative symptoms of
excessive gaming, and gaming addiction, which runs the gamut from
decline of personal hygiene or health, to the decay of interpersonal
relationships(!), to horror stories of child neglect or
self-starvation. :(


tl;dr

please accept gaming/gamers at Noisebridge!
please game in moderation!


amazed that I spelled hygiene correctly on the first try,
--lilia

On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 2:00 AM, seidos <kdemarest at gmail.com> wrote:
> i kind of wonder if gaming enthusiasts (addicts?) need to hit some kind of
> brain chemical limit before they can tear themselves away from playing in
> order to learn how to create.
>
> On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Dr. Jesus <j at hug.gs> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10:56 PM, rachel lyra hospodar
>> <rachelyra at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Right now That Computer is front & center, hooked up to the kinect,
>> > where
>> > someone is working on making the kinect talk to the robot wheelchair.
>> > Incidentally, when I came in around 7:30 a few people were computing
>> > quietly
>> > in turing.
>> >
>> > Let's disconnect the two conversations a little: A. use of the space for
>> > gaming, and B. a tool/resource being left for common use but still
>> > privately
>> > owned.
>> >
>> > Examples of A that are positive to me exist, as well as some that are
>> > negative. Maybe we could try establishing community excellence
>> > guidelines
>> > about gaming so that those who love it, who are many, are not slighted?
>>
>> I'm not going to judge other people who are gaming at the space, but I
>> have shown a few people like Aerie and Doug the PC hardware basics so
>> they could make intelligent decisions about upgrading their gaming
>> rigs without getting ripped off by the retail stores.  They probably
>> wouldn't have any motivation to learn that body of knowledge if they
>> weren't actively gaming.
>>
>> Speaking of which, I never heard any complaints about her and her
>> friend quietly playing WoW on their laptops.  They easily got at least
>> 10 hours a week in for a while, then I guess they disappeared a few
>> months ago.  Clearly there's something different between them and what
>> Isky's doing.
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