Geeks need video games

A REPORT prepared by a bunch of shrinks claims that people find computer games addictive if they have a deep-rooted psychological reason to play.

According to the journal Motivation and Emotion, shrinks at the University of Rochester said that people enjoy video games because they are satisfying at a fundamental psychological level.

The best games are those that relate to the real world. The driving force that draws people to games was not fun but instead a sense of achievement, freedom and even social connectedness.

University of Rochester motivational psychologist Richard Ryan said gamers felt the best about their experience when the games they played produced positive outcomes in scenarios related to the real world.

Too much fun and fantasy and they will get bored apparently.

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