In response to "The Joy of Videogame Cooking" from The Escapist Forum: Nice article. I'm both a video game enthusiast and a cooking enthusiast, so I've got a bit of a different perspective. I can survive quite well in a kitchen, thanks... but I DID pick up a skill or two from Cooking Mama. Onion chopping? Seriously, it's an excellent way to make sure you get just the size pieces that you want. Also, you wouldn't think that ketchup was appropriate to add to spaghetti, but...
Strangely, I'll often have my DS in the kitchen with me if I know I need to mind a pot or a dish. Likely just to play Pokemon or something easy to while away a few minutes with, but... it helps. Some things, you must keep an eye on, but I've got an easily distractable brain, too. Solution? Distract yourself whilst in the kitchen!
...just don't drop the DS in a pot. That's bad.
Oh jeez. My mum has done the exact same thing. I think she was trying to make a cup of tea, but ended up going to sleep for about five hours. All the while the kettle sounded it's piercing whistle. Kind of odd too, since she's normally such a good cook.
I can cook fairly well *pokes picture in profile* but I've found that I don't do it so much these days. The odd thing is that videogames have inspired me to cook in the past. Back when I played World of Warcraft, a few minutes of grinding the cooking skill would be all the motivation I'd need to get up and make an omelette. Potion making in TESIV: Oblivion made me thirsty a couple of times (not for a bread and apple smoothie, thankfully)
Great article. I liked it a lot, and it gave me a laugh.
- Novajam
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In response to "Gaming the Brain" from The Escapist Forum: Unfortunately, therapies that are time consuming like neurofeedback for ADHD(and in my case, phototherapy for SAD) are often going to fall by the wayside in favor of drugs that only take a second or two to swallow. I know I'm so busy that I value every second of sleep I manage to scrape together, and there's no possible way I'd be willing to get up 20 min earlier than I have to just to sit in front of some high intensity light. I'd far rather throw an antidepressant down the hatch--even with all the side effects that come along with it.
So I suspect that neurofeedback might be an excellent option for students or older people, but no matter how effective it is, I can't see it becoming widespread for those of us with more hectic lifestyles. Which is, well, most people.
- Solipsis
Interesting concept and an excellent read.
I wish I had heard of this when I was still in college - might have made those essays and study sessions a little easier. Granted, I'm still broke enough and without enough work to do that it'd still be a good option for me, but for people with more to do or simply more available spending money, a quick pill in the morning is still going to be favorable.
- Karisse
