So I searched to see if an post was already started about this but I didn't find anything so I thought I'd start one.

I just found this article a little while ago while looking up information about lucid dreaming. It talks about a study that was done that showed how people who play video games get a higher frequency of lucid dreams and have more control over their dreams! The researcher says it has to do with the amount of focus and concentration much like with meditation. It also points out how video games and dreaming both represent alternate realities where we control a character and make decisions. Though there is a difference because dreams are created internally while video games are external. There was also a benefit of video games helping with nightmares (maybe not the really gory type games, but violent ones) because gamers tend to not get as afraid of aggressive stimuli:

"To test that theory, Gackenbach conducted a 2008 study with 35 males and 63 females, and used independent assessments that coded threat levels in after-dream reports. She found that gamers experienced less or even reversed threat simulation (in which the dreamer became the threatening presence), with fewer aggression dreams overall."

I can't post links yet because I'm still new but I just did a Google search for "video games and dreams" and the first two links talked about the study that was done.



I love playing video games but since I started practicing lucid dreaming a few weeks ago I hadn't really thought about playing them. I did notice before when I played a game near bedtime I would have very wild dreams about the game. Now that I'm practicing becoming lucid, maybe games are a good dream sign for me to use and recognize that I'm dreaming, and may also give me more confidence and control. After reading this article I totally played me some Arkham City, hopefully I'll have a cool lucid dream about being Batman!

I'm not sure if many of you are gamers but I was interested to hear other people's opinions on this subject and learn if anyone has some personal experience with using video games to help lucidity.