THEY may not make you fitter, but computer games can give your mind a buzz as
good as you’ll get from any sport.
The feeling many gamers have of being “in the zone”—where they are
totally engrossed, losing all sense of time—is comparable to the sense of
achievement athletes get when competing on the field.
Jo Bryce at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, and Jason Rutter
at the University of Manchester, wanted to find out what attracts people to
computer games. They compared psychological questionnaires completed by top
gamers at a tournament with those of athletes.…
