Lose weight to help your own avatar

Even if you are not a fan of games using virtual reality, you still should pay attention to them. After all, they allow players to more effectively lose weight, as the researchers found.

Moreover, the games themselves are not designed for this purpose. But VR   there is one important feature that produces the desired psychological effect. To participate in the game you have to create your avatar - that is, the character of which is required for play. Avatar is endowed with every appearance and proportions according to your preference. This electronic counterpart can be much more slender than its counterparts.

Researchers from the American University of Missouri believe that having such a positive impact on the avatar's appearance and health of its owner. The more a person identifies himself with the computer character, the more I tried to be like him in real life. What inadvertently lead to behavior change. People trying to lose weight and look younger.

"Creating an avatar allows us to find not just a new identity, but a new appearance, and without any risk or apparent effort - says study author Elizabeth Boehm Moravice. - This alter ego have a positive impact on the lives and health of the person. For example, If someone is trying to lose weight, it can create a harmonious picture and see the results to which we should strive. This will strengthen the motivation. "

These conclusions were drawn from a survey of 279 members of the popular computer game Second Life, which is a virtual reality . It is a city inhabited by the avatars of real people who live there own life.

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