Why do people react to their character’s actions in video games physically, as if it was actually happening to them?

Question

Best example would be an adrenaline rush when just barely making a jump or avoiding enemy groups in a platforming game.

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Answer 1

Because there is still risk involved with playing a game. Ok if you barely make a jump the risk is not actual death but it’s risking whatever the consequence is in the game (character death, going back to checkpoint, etc)

So we still experience real life risk even though the scenario is simulated.