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Reuters: New research backs up that video games can be an antidote to stress and anxiety [interactive article] (www.reuters.com)
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This article is a bit broken on Firefox so I highly recommend playing this on anything Chromium, but it's really cool - they essentially turned the article into a webgame to showcase the mental health benefits of a cozy video game.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

I mean, isn't "winding down" and having fun a main reason a lot of people play video games to start with?

There's few things more satisfying than a well tossed stick of dynamite landing in a KKK meeting in RDR2, then cleaning up the leftovers with a shotgun.