8ĭocumentary about the game that complemented the launch: Just the simple Augmented Reality technology used in Pokémon Go in one of my studies shows that 15% of the gamers had the sensation that a Pokémon was physically present, and another 16% had found themselves looking for Pokémon outside the screen while playing (N=1,313). Is the marketing campaign of Tetris Effect one of the first steps toward the acknowledgment that video games are capable to produce hallucinatory-like phenomena after the exposure? As VR devices and mixed-reality technologies are affordable by more consumers, this may be the future state of mind. I am strongly passionate about this phenomenon and have dedicated the most of my waking hours over the last seven years trying to understand it, moving from one country to another to get support for my capricious, but (I believe) indispensable research! At the same time, the latest events have made me reflect on the possible further implications. the Tetris playing pieces) linger in their vision, thoughts, and even dreams." as the Tetris Effect website states. I’m excited because the video game industry is openly paying attention to a “real-world phenomenon where players’ brains are so engrossed that images of the iconic falling Tetrimino blocks (i.e. The origin of the term “Tetris Effect” is a bit uncertain, but it is documented back in 1994. The name Tetris Effect is inspired by re-experiencing images and thoughts from the game after playing. The astonishing game Tetris Effect is a new “incarnation” of the famous game Tetris. The recently launched Tetris Effect game touched the heart of my area of research expertise, GTP, so I needed to stop and reflect! What is GTP telling us about the human mind? Can we use GTP to our advantage? What challenges does GTP pose? Seeing images from video games not only arise under hypnagogic states but in awake states, sometimes triggered by game-related cues. Although in my research, I have found that for some gamers seeing images and hearing sounds can lead to short moments of dissociation where they feel as if they are still in the game, and some have even interacted with the images. I understand seeing images with closed/open eyes with game content as pseudo-hallucinations, images with perceptual properties manifest as visual sensation where there is no loss of sense of reality. The hope is to destigmatize hallucinatory phenomena, improve our understanding of these phenomena, and help those who actually suffer from them. From time to time GTP has both in factual and real cases received a “diagnostic” label. One of the main goals with my research on GTP, beyond the scientific exhilaration, has been to explain and inform about GTP, to avoid that GTP is being interpreted as a sign of psychopathology by gamers or others.
These phenomena are fascinating but not mystical, and are not exclusive to video game playing! Although, playing video games involve a compound of factors that may ease the occurrence of these phenomena: prolonged exposure to sensory stimuli, trance states - dissociations (losing track of time, immersion, sense of presence), engaging in high cognitive load processes and emotional engagement 1. Some have referred to GTP as "consensus hallucinations" and "the original AR". These are “echoes of video game playing”, which I have called in my research Game Transfer Phenomena (GTP).
Slips of the tongue intrude conversations, spontaneous movements of limbs, and behaviours sneak into everyday routines. Aural and other sensations do not escape the mind music, sounds, voices, kinaesthetic and tactile sensations come back to us, at least temporary. When closing our eyes, at every blink of the eyes or even with open eyes, colours, textures, pixelations, hyperactive or still images arise. Video game playing does not only enhance our senses and cognition while playing but also after playing. Bright and fast-moving particles of colours that appear and disappear with booming sounds like fireworks easily captivate our senses.
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