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"Today is R U OK? Day.
It’s the day we remember that not everyone is as they seem, and many people around you may have internal struggles that you don’t know about...
Depressed individuals might be turning to games as a means of self-medication, immersing themselves in a game’s world as a way of forgetting about real-life troubles.
Some gamers may be disconnecting from real relationships, leading to increased isolation.
It’s an unfortunate truth that people who have a propensity for this kind of recreation and/or lifestyle seem to also have an extra susceptibility to this illness...
Today is R U OK? Day."
Here is a look at the Closed Alpha for the game in action.
Keep in mind that regardless of your stance or interest in this, be it good or bad; the ToS agreement makes it so you can't leave negative reviews once accepted.
Land on any planet in Star Citizen currently and you’ll be greeted by things like weather patterns, flora, and very possibly a derelict or two. What you won’t find are any animals, however. That’s going to change with alpha 3.23’s release, as CIG has finally put together two animals to populate certain planets. That’s not quite three, but it’s more than one!
Two brand-new animals? Fantastic. This game should be ready by the time the Vault Dwellers come out from their Vaults Two Hundred years after the Apocalypse.
Any minute now...
Game Rant can exclusively reveal new gameplay footage from Citadelum, an upcoming city-builder with some serious Age of Mythology vibes.
Who wants real life when they can have a gaming fantasy life? If the Xbox 'holodeck' comes about will we even venture outside, or die happy?
Seriously though, I'm concerned about all this over the net communication over face to face these days. My son dates his girlfriends over the net with Facebook conversations. Really? That's dating?
I know about 4 people who have suffered depression and are into gaming. I'm not sure if gaming is where they go to try and escape or if they just do it because they feel disconnected from everyone.
It's amazing how many people you know who don't tell you they've had depression or have it.
Any awareness to this illness is a good thing.
I used to suffer from depression myself, and much like the article says, I turn to games for not only entertainment, but for distraction to negative emotions.
But there comes a point where you have to deal with it. Myself, sure I feel crappy some times, but talking to someone help out so much.
A nice message. I think it's especially important for gamers; we're online a lot, and the internet community isn't, let's say, always the most empathetic crowd.
As an aside, it's always nice to hear a personal touch in an article like this, too. There have been a few pieces recently that broach personal subjects like this, and they've all been pretty worthy reads.