turning the brain off and on ~
May. 31st, 2022 05:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kradeelavit is the strangest thing, but I have found that roughly an hour of a zelda* game is the absolute best way to "defrag" my brain after work.
lukadian and I have talked a little about this before, how there's a sense of contentment with the nostalgia and less ... brain noise? than doom-scrolling or even checking friendly discord servers. takes less energy than creating stuff, or talking with friends, but occupies the brain and hands just enough to filter away the stresses of a day. generally I get about 1/3 to 1/2 of a dungeon done in that time; the perfect amount to make some headway and not feel rushed, but it's not even really about getting through the game itself, these days. savoring the journey itself.
I'm sort of poking at the brain trying to figure out why "that" of all things does the trick with feeling refreshed at the end of the day versus watching a movie or any kind of modern game which just makes me restless and tired all at once. Takes me back to middle school days where everything felt simpler and kinder? clear goals and repetition versus the chaos of the day? masterful level design that's just that immersive in a stress-reducing way? (... though redeads aren't very stress-reducing LOL)
* my vice of choice tends to be rotating through the older 3D/Gamecube Zelda games - OOT/MM/WW/TP, mixed up with a playthrough of FE9/10.
Has anyone else experienced this phenomenon? :o If so, what's your game of choice?
lukadian and I have talked a little about this before, how there's a sense of contentment with the nostalgia and less ... brain noise? than doom-scrolling or even checking friendly discord servers. takes less energy than creating stuff, or talking with friends, but occupies the brain and hands just enough to filter away the stresses of a day. generally I get about 1/3 to 1/2 of a dungeon done in that time; the perfect amount to make some headway and not feel rushed, but it's not even really about getting through the game itself, these days. savoring the journey itself.I'm sort of poking at the brain trying to figure out why "that" of all things does the trick with feeling refreshed at the end of the day versus watching a movie or any kind of modern game which just makes me restless and tired all at once. Takes me back to middle school days where everything felt simpler and kinder? clear goals and repetition versus the chaos of the day? masterful level design that's just that immersive in a stress-reducing way? (... though redeads aren't very stress-reducing LOL)
* my vice of choice tends to be rotating through the older 3D/Gamecube Zelda games - OOT/MM/WW/TP, mixed up with a playthrough of FE9/10.
Has anyone else experienced this phenomenon? :o If so, what's your game of choice?
