How Video Games Motivate Resilience to Horror and Anxiety

For some people, it can be a nuisance, for others it’s a debilitating disease that makes it difficult to leave the house without feeling sick to your stomach. It’s a condition that can fester and grow, until it leaves you too scared to do basic tasks like go to the grocery store, or form human connections. However, anxiety is a common tool used in games, with many popular titles like Amnesia the Dark Descent, Outlast, and Alien Isolation utilizing them as their primary mechanics. Banking on the natural fear of the unknown lies the unofficial golden rule of horror: “You fear what you don’t understand.” It is at this point that the lines of medical anxiety and horror design intersect.

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