Do you ever find yourself motivated to do something right, or exceptional to impress others? Do you gain satisfaction from \u2018winning\u2019 over the acknowledgements of peers, family or friends? When most people think of games, they probably do not recognize these everyday feelings of motivation, accomplishment or fear as one. Whether one is conscious of these actions or not, these feelings and activities contain aspects of play. People create and participate in internal deliberation or mind games with themselves almost every day, where other players are included whether they are aware or unaware.<\/p>\n

The world of gaming is changing, and with it bringing beneficial impacts on lives in a variety of ways. Games such as depressionquest<\/em>, and superbetter<\/em>\u00a0display the potential games have to teach and raise awareness about a neglected topic, or increase motivational skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you ever find yourself motivated to do something right, or exceptional to impress others? Do you gain satisfaction from \u2018winning\u2019 over the acknowledgements of peers, family or friends? When most people think of games, they probably do not recognize these everyday feelings of motivation, accomplishment or fear as one. Whether one is conscious of … <\/p>\n

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