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Nostalgic Gaming and Well-Being

Perhaps more interesting? Memories of video games were enough to induce nostalgia that, in turn, made those people feel a little closer to those around them right now.

The study has limitations — the largest being that participants did not get to play their older games, so we don’t know if their nostalgic memories would be the same if they actually replayed the games — but it helped us better understand gaming nostalgia and its potential effects. Our findings have also been corroborated by other research on gaming nostalgia, such as work on active players of Pokémon Go. In that study, playing the game resulted in feelings of nostalgic reverie, which in turn was positively connected to resiliency, or the ability to cope with challenging times in life.

Research into the psychology of video game nostalgia is relatively new. However, the results of this work suggest that games can be nostalgic, and that this nostalgia can be therapeutic. For example, we already know that playing games at work can aid in psychological recovery from stress; it might be that playing nostalgic games could intensify this process. It could also be possible to use the popular video games of yesterday as health interventions to delay the onset of dementia, following a line of research showing video games to have cognitive and physical health benefits for older populations.

As gamers age, understanding gaming nostalgia will help us better examine the wide range of experiences that they have with one of the most profitable and popular forms of entertainment media today.

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This article was originally published on The Conversation by Nicholas Bowman and Tim Wulf. Read the original article here.

Samsung on Tuesday unveiled the X5 portable SSD, its first-ever NVMe-based solid state drive that’s going to deliver some pretty incredible speeds, which might make it a must-have accessory if you’re looking for more local storage.

But tremendous speed comes at a cost, so your wallet better be ready to handle the hit.

It’s not just NVMe tech that will let you transfer files at higher speeds than before. The X5 also happens to be a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) storage device, which will help with those massive data transfers. The drive will work with any PC or Mac that has a Thunderbolt 3 port — or you’ll have to buy adapters.

We’re looking at up to 2,800 MB/s and up to 2,300 MB/s read and write speeds, respectively, which would allow you to transfer a 20GB 4K video file in just 12 seconds.

According to Samsung, that’s 5.2x and 4.5x faster than read and write speeds of SATA Samsung SSDs, and up to 25.5x/20.9x faster than external HDD. Again, the X5 will deliver some serious speed if that’s what you’re shopping for.

Other features include a full-metal body with a glossy finish and non-slip bottom mat, shock-resistant internal frame, rugged metal housing, Dynamic Thermal Guard technology, and a heat sink.

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The X5 runs Samsung’s Portable SSD Software which includes AES 256-bit hardware data encryption and optional password protection.

The drive will come in three capacities, including 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB, which will be priced at $399.99, $699.99 and $1,399.99, respectively. You’ll have to wait until September 3rd, however, to get one. As for warranty, we’re looking at a three-year limited warranty for the X5.

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The Season 5 Week 7 challenges have been live in Fortnite for nearly a week now, but some of the challenges may be giving players trouble. One challenge that players may find difficult to complete is the one to collect three supply drops, especially since finding them in the main battle royale mode is a fairly rare occurrence. However, there is a way to drastically increase one’s odds of collecting supply drops and finishing the challenges.

This may be an obvious solution to Fortnite enthusiasts, but for those who only play the standard battle royale mode, it’s a lot easier to collect supply drops in the 50 vs 50 game type. In fact, supply drops routinely drop in the circle at regular intervals, typically in the same general area. This means players could easily gather building materials, and then camp in a spot where a supply drop is going to land and use those building materials to craft a protective structure while they collect it.

Of course, players could still be stopped when trying to collect the supply drop, either by being killed by enemy players or by having teammates collect it first. To increase one’s odds of being able to actually get a supply drop, players should try to play in squads with friends if possible, as they can provide protection from enemies and even fellow teammates who are trying to collect the drops for themselves.

The 50 vs 50 mode is regularly featured in Fortnite, but Epic occasionally adds gimmicks to it to spice it up. At the time of this writing, the 50 vs 50 mode is called Soaring 50s, and it allows players to re-deploy their glider in the middle of a match if they fall from a height that is 10 meters or higher. Usually Fortnite players are only able to deploy their glider when they first jump out of the battle bus or when they use a rift or bounce pad, so this can actually expand the player’s mobility in a serious way.

While it seems safe to say that most players stick with the standard battle royale mode, anyone looking to greatly increase their odds of completing the supply drops challenge will want to try 50 vs 50 instead. In the meantime, a new set of challenges should be added to the game this coming Thursday, August 30.

Fortnite is out now in early access for iOS, Android, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.

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