darkscaryforest Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_effect "The Tetris effect (also known as Tetris syndrome) occurs when people devote so much time and attention to an activity that it begins to pattern their thoughts, mental images, and dreams. It takes its name from the video game tetris." Have you had this happen? If so what triggers it, what split-second thoughts do you have that relates to The Long Dark? I have half a dozen examples I could give, but here are my two most prominent: 1. TRIGGER: Hear or see a dog bark when I'm out for a jog. SPLIT-SECOND THOUGHT: Panic about needing to lose a wolf 😂 2. TRIGGER: See the sun shining on a clear day. SPLIT-SECOND THOUGHT: Better get the mag lens for a cookout Side note: I could just be insane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfuegemann Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Seeing those birch saplings at a clearing and realizing, the hatchet is still in the car... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpUpAway95 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Nope... can't say that I have. I do get flashbacks of real-life experiences outdoors from my younger days while I'm playing though. Usually though, they are notably different than what occurs in TLD. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hozz1235 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Biggest trigger for me is hearing crows. Amazing how close they sound in the game to real life. No, I don't begin searching for a corpse though! 😄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamo Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 yep, sticks on the floor, crows, red berries, branches: all give me a jarring weird wish to be in TLD again. Reminds me of the early days playing Doom on my Pentium endlessly, then opening the cutlery drawer would make a noise that sounded like a gun being reloaded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoutlander Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 On 2/4/2021 at 11:39 AM, darkscaryforest said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_effect Side note: I could just be insane. That's probably it. 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinky socks Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Replies in this thread are mildly disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrodingers Box Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Anytime my girlfriend and I hear crows we always look at each other and say “dead body”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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