Casual Games Can Improve Stress Levels and Alter Moods

Posted on April 28, 2008 - Filed Under Industry News, Studies | Leave a Comment

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting, keep it casual!PopCap games and East Carolina University’s Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies conducted a six month long study of casual games on mental health, specifically stress levels and mood. The people in the study played three [...]

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