The Reality of Gaming
Feeling Things with Amy & Kat
Nashville Podcast Network
4.9 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
We may not think of gaming and eSports as physical events, but professional gamers like Will Wiggins, who goes by Black Oni on Twitch, condition themselves and their sleep as if they’re professional athletes to enhance performance and extend the longevity of their careers. Neurologist and sleep specialist Dr. Chris Winter, who works with professional sports teams, explains the science of sleep for performance, and how games may be tricking our brains to stay awake, with tips on how to avoid blue light.
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| 0:00.0 | Few technologies have advanced as rapidly as video games. |
| 0:09.0 | The Nintendo classics that many of us grew up playing helped to pave the way for what |
| 0:13.6 | today is a juggernaut industry that gives players a virtual experience unlike any other, |
| 0:20.1 | and one that occurs right in our own living rooms and can connect us to a global community. |
| 0:25.3 | I have been gaming since I was like maybe four when my dad brought over the sycogenesis. |
| 0:41.6 | So I would say 30 years I've been gaming, which is crazy to say out loud now. |
| 0:48.6 | Will Wiggins is a gaming content creator, graphic artist, and illustrator with a large |
| 0:53.0 | Twitch following online. |
| 0:54.9 | He goes by the name Black Oane and he's heavily involved in the professional gaming community. |
| 1:00.0 | It's a little addicting, right? |
| 1:02.3 | Because it's something that I love doing and the people watching loved experiencing, |
| 1:07.4 | I'm like, our aft that I just have to do it more. |
| 1:09.4 | I have to do it later. |
| 1:10.4 | I have to make sure I'm around to get these big rates from all the other content creators |
| 1:13.8 | who are smart and went to bed on time. |
| 1:16.8 | They'll send their people over to me. |
| 1:18.3 | I'm like, all right, we got some viewers. |
| 1:20.0 | We got some engagement. |
| 1:21.0 | We got some action and as important as viewers are your health. |
| 1:28.4 | None of that's going to matter if you're not there to like keep them entertained. |
| 1:32.6 | Viewers add a whole new element to the gameplay, essentially turning a passive pastime into |
| 1:38.3 | a globally connected community. |
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