stress allows us to learn

This note last modified February 4, 2022

stress makes your brain ready for the cognitive restructuring necessary for learning.

what are the benefits of immersion
- Ok so immersion is counter to reflection and stress allows us to learn, so is immersion beneficial in transformational games?
trauma
- greatest change and stress allows us to learn
transformational games shouldn't have safe environments
- games provide a safe space for experimentation, but maybe safe isn’t what we need since stress allows us to learn - Reflective Game Design-Khaled
thinking fast and slow
- By causing stress, we can slow people from System 1 to System 2
irritation triggers reflection
- stress allows us to learn, and irritation makes us wonder why things are like that. Why did the artist put this feature in? Presumably it wasn’t just to irritate, so how does that choice affect all others?
discomfort is valued
- People implicitly understand that stress allows us to learn and seek out challenging media in an attempt to grow.
cognitive load theory
- This, in combination with “stress allows us to learn” seems to show that learning is painful and pain allows learning. Poetic.
agency reduction
- Not being able to win at everything or do everything makes choices more meaningful. Furthermore, reducing agency leads to stress, and we all know what that means.
abusive game design
- Abusive game design challenges notions of immersion and consumerism by emphasizing games as dialogues between players and designers. Reminding players that there is a designer, that they are playing a game, and that maybe they shouldn't feel comfortably immersed.
Uncomfortable Experiences In Games-Gowler
- stress allows us to learn
Reflective Elements In Mass-Market Games-Gandhi
- Reflection is linked to emotional challenge. Challenge can actually help us learn.
Predictive Scenarios to Explore Ethical Dilemmas
- stress allows us to learn