I know there have been a few times in the past when a particularly long bout of gaming has led to some really interesting dreams. These include all night sessions of Tetris, Civilization, and Shenmue to name three. Now there is a report on Gamasutra about research that suggests that avid gamers are more likely to experience lucid dreams than non-gamers. Lucid dreams are dreams in which the dreamer is aware that he/she is dreaming and often has some control of the dream itself. Research done by Jayne Gackenbach, a professor of psychology and sociology at Grant MacEwan College, Canada suggests that gaming may actually change the way the brain works.
Well how about that? All these years of gaming may have rewired my brain! I hope this all means it will last longer! 🙂