NOSTALGIA; IDENTITY (Psychology)

My family and I spent hours playing Mario Kart together over the holidays last year, and in that time, I rediscovered the long-absent raw joy of cruising down Rainbow Road as baby Mario. Achievement-based gaming can be a coping mechanism for those with post-traumatic stress disorder - possibly due to the way gaming intensely distracts from the past and present. And since it never hurts to have another gadget in your mental health toolbox - ahead, the all-around benefits of gaming, online competition, and immersive virtual lands, straight from gamers and social scientists alike. [Extracted from the article]

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