Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed

Joe Siegler · 03-13-2007, 11:57 AM

Thanks to the many people who emailed us to say that there's an article out at the "New Scientist Tech" website which says that if play a game such as Duke Nukem, then it makes it easier for them to diagnose depression. It's an interesting theory, you should check out the full article to read it.

While the article doesn't specifically mention which Duke Nukem game, we assume it's Duke Nukem 3D. But since they didn't specify, we suggest you buy and play all 18 or so Duke Nukem games, and then you'll be the happiest person on the planet!

A personal remark from your news reporter: This is the kind of positive article that the general press needs to focus on, not how many kids get shot at a McDonald's. It's unfortunate that these kinds of "good video game articles" get ignored by the mass press.

http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn11351

Micki! · 03-13-2007, 12:03 PM

It must work, Duke3D is sufficient for me to keep me happy

Kalki · 03-13-2007, 12:07 PM

.duke makes you happy!

Steve · 03-13-2007, 12:08 PM

Funny... when I was depressed for a long time I stopped playing 'ol Duke 3D

... but this is about detection so yeah... whole different story there. It may help

MagNet · 03-13-2007, 01:02 PM

Hm, looks like DN is used often for this kind of stuff

I remember it being used to see how memory records differ if you get a good sleep or not or something like that. There was also a city they had to navigate through, the participants had a map shown first I think.

Also sorry to ruin it for you but the article doesn't really say playing duke makes you undepressed, just that they've found out how much the people were depressed. I can guess tho there might be people that don't know how to control the game and get depressed by it being too hard for them

Hudson · 03-13-2007, 01:16 PM

Gotta love ego-shooters

Best therapy ever

Joe Siegler · 03-13-2007, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Also sorry to ruin it for you but the article doesn't really say playing duke makes you undepressed, just that they've found out how much the people were depressed.

Read what I wrote. I said that.

MagNet · 03-13-2007, 02:13 PM

Yes, I know, but people seem to take it like duke's a proven antidepressant drug.

DavoX · 03-13-2007, 03:27 PM

Yeah joe, you said "if you want to be the happiest person in the planet, buy all duke's games"

Micki! · 03-13-2007, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DavoX

Yeah joe, you said "if you want to be the happiest person in the planet, buy all duke's games"

Maybe it's irrelevant then, but i sure would be happy then

Mr.Fibbles · 03-13-2007, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Micki!

Maybe it's irrelevant then, but i sure would be happy then

so would George and Scott.

but since 3DR is privately owned, there are no share holders to be happy too.

Duke3D keeps making science headlines, shows the popularity of the game even today. It also shows that the people doing the experiments are old enough to have played DN3D when it came out and are now out of college/high school and in the real world.
Geez, release another game already

Needle · 03-13-2007, 05:14 PM

Interesting that out of all games they chose DN3D.

DeeperThought · 03-13-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Fibbles

so would George and Scott.

but since 3DR is privately owned, there are no share holders to be happy too.

Duke3D keeps making science headlines, shows the popularity of the game even today. It also shows that the people doing the experiments are old enough to have played DN3D when it came out and are now out of college/high school and in the real world.
Geez, release another game already

It is relatively easy to make maps with BUILD, and in this case the test was to see how well the subjects did at finding certain locations in a map (depressed people didn't do as well), so Duke Nukem, being the most popular BUILD game, was a natural choice. There was no suggestion in the article that the subjects were actually playing the game (except to wander around in a map devoid of enemies to find certain locations).

It is quite possible that all the science articles you have read are due to the same researcher. Some subfields are dominated by very small numbers of scientists -- all it would take is for a single researcher to use Duke Nukem in his experiments over a period of years, and it could give the mistaken impression that use of the game is widespread.

oak man · 03-14-2007, 02:03 AM

That's so awesome good job Duke!

Amakou · 03-14-2007, 07:58 PM

Meh.

Sounds like I'm gonna be depressed until Duke Nukem Forever comes out. :P

~Amakou~

Dopefish7590 · 03-14-2007, 09:28 PM

(grabs shovel)
*THWACK THWACK THWACK*
ohhh my head, STUPID SHOVEL!
(plays duke3d)
DUDE! it works

DragonflyWolfTen · 03-15-2007, 12:17 AM

before playing duke 3D I was a boring shy nerdy virgin who was scared of girls.

after playing Duke 3D I am full of confidence, have a wife, have two other chicks on the side, own my own business and my level of charisma is extremely high.

Thanks Duke Nukem for making me cool!

Kalki · 03-15-2007, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DragonflyWolfTen

Thanks Duke Nukem for making me cool!

You're welcome.

That's right. After playing DN3D, I am Duke!!1!

MagNet · 03-15-2007, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DragonflyWolfTen

before playing duke 3D I was a boring shy nerdy virgin who was scared of girls.

after playing Duke 3D I am full of confidence, have a wife, have two other chicks on the side, own my own business and my level of charisma is extremely high.

Thanks Duke Nukem for making me cool!

Doesn't work here, something's wrong.

JustMe2 · 03-20-2007, 11:45 AM

Further studies are underway, but the results probably won't be released for at least 10 years.

eyceguy · 03-29-2007, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustMe2

Further studies are underway, but the results probably won't be released for at least 10 years.

Funny, i was thinking the results would be released

Orna fulsamee · 04-10-2007, 05:49 PM

*sniff* *sniff*

*turns on computer* *clicks on duke3d icon* *splatters a pigcop with a pipebomb* Yeeeeeehuurrr!!!

03-13-2007, 11:57 AM	#1
Joe Siegler 3D Realms Staff	Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed Thanks to the many people who emailed us to say that there's an article out at the "New Scientist Tech" website which says that if play a game such as Duke Nukem, then it makes it easier for them to diagnose depression. It's an interesting theory, you should check out the full article to read it. While the article doesn't specifically mention which Duke Nukem game, we assume it's Duke Nukem 3D. But since they didn't specify, we suggest you buy and play all 18 or so Duke Nukem games, and then you'll be the happiest person on the planet! A personal remark from your news reporter: This is the kind of positive article that the general press needs to focus on, not how many kids get shot at a McDonald's. It's unfortunate that these kinds of "good video game articles" get ignored by the mass press. http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn11351 __________________ Apogee / 3D Realms Employee: Dec 14, 1992 - May 22, 2009, Oct 23, 2014 - current "Lifting up the Cross to the waiting lost" - Petra \| John 3:16

03-13-2007, 12:03 PM	#2
Micki!	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed It must work, Duke3D is sufficient for me to keep me happy __________________ A true genius does not need boundaries such as 'common sense'

03-13-2007, 12:07 PM	#3
Kalki	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed .duke makes you happy! __________________ "Gentlemen, generations to follow will see us as the first pioneers of the internet. They will look upon our days as those of brave spirits and free ideals - where men were men, women were men and children were the FBI." Free Speech

03-13-2007, 12:08 PM	#4
Steve	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed Funny... when I was depressed for a long time I stopped playing 'ol Duke 3D ... but this is about detection so yeah... whole different story there. It may help

03-13-2007, 01:02 PM	#5
MagNet	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed Hm, looks like DN is used often for this kind of stuff I remember it being used to see how memory records differ if you get a good sleep or not or something like that. There was also a city they had to navigate through, the participants had a map shown first I think. Also sorry to ruin it for you but the article doesn't really say playing duke makes you undepressed, just that they've found out how much the people were depressed. I can guess tho there might be people that don't know how to control the game and get depressed by it being too hard for them __________________ Ow my foot :'(

03-13-2007, 01:16 PM	#6
Hudson	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed Gotta love ego-shooters Best therapy ever __________________ Staying Frosty Since 09/06/07 - I love you Katie <3 “Software is like sex; it's better when it's free.” - Linus Torvalds “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” - Calvin & Hobbes [INSERT SYSTEM SPECS THAT NO ONE CARES ABOUT HERE]

03-13-2007, 02:13 PM	#8
MagNet	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed Yes, I know, but people seem to take it like duke's a proven antidepressant drug. __________________ Ow my foot :'(

03-13-2007, 03:27 PM	#9
DavoX	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed Yeah joe, you said "if you want to be the happiest person in the planet, buy all duke's games" __________________ My Facebook Page for Game Design, Check it out! My Youtube Channel, With mapster32 tutorials!

03-13-2007, 05:14 PM	#12
Needle	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed Interesting that out of all games they chose DN3D.

03-14-2007, 02:03 AM	#14
oak man	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed That's so awesome good job Duke! __________________ "I hereby nominate 'DUDE!! Huge bag of cheetos!' for 'Best Topic Title of the Year, 2006.'"-ZzTX "I vote oak man for supreme leader of the 3DR boards."-Tang Lung >>My flickr page<<

03-14-2007, 07:58 PM	#15
Amakou	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed Meh. Sounds like I'm gonna be depressed until Duke Nukem Forever comes out. :P ~Amakou~ __________________ I'm a Hitman fan It'll be done When It's Done!

03-14-2007, 09:28 PM	#16
Dopefish7590	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed (grabs shovel) THWACK THWACK THWACK ohhh my head, STUPID SHOVEL! (plays duke3d) DUDE! it works

03-15-2007, 12:17 AM	#17
DragonflyWolfTen	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed before playing duke 3D I was a boring shy nerdy virgin who was scared of girls. after playing Duke 3D I am full of confidence, have a wife, have two other chicks on the side, own my own business and my level of charisma is extremely high. Thanks Duke Nukem for making me cool!

03-20-2007, 11:45 AM	#20
JustMe2	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed Further studies are underway, but the results probably won't be released for at least 10 years.

04-10-2007, 05:49 PM	#22
Orna fulsamee	Re: Play Duke Nukem. Don't be depressed sniff sniff turns on computer clicks on duke3d icon splatters a pigcop with a pipebomb Yeeeeeehuurrr!!! __________________ When ever I die in Duke3d it's not because a bad guy, a dukematch opponent, battlelord or falling from a building! No, a damn door will kill me via a good squish! -Steve