Gamers can control dreams
A news study has suggested that people who play computer games before sleep may have a greater awareness and control over their dreams.
The research shows people who play more games more often have lucid dreams, where they look upon themselves from a third-person perspective. And also that they have a greater level of control over actions taken in the dream.
More recent studies by Jayne Gackenbach, a psychologist at Grant MacEwan University in Canada, look into the idea that comparatively, gamers when faced with a nightmare, will take the initiative and aggressively fight their way out of the dream scenario with relatively little fear. This early hypothesis could mean that people who suffer frequent sleep depriving nightmares may find a solution in virtual reality gaming.
Read more at livescience.com.


