The element of competition of BrainBall is just bizarre. The two players compete to see who can relax more. That last sentence makes no sense to be, but I know it to be true. Relaxation and competition are, if not direct opposites, at least opposed concepts, but BrainBall makes them work together. I'm curious about the playing experience. I would anticipate that the players would need to concentrate on the relaxation element and ignore the competitive element to do well, but maybe it would be possible to learn to compete effectively.
Yeah, it seems like the more you care about the outcome, the worse you will do. Though I have to admit seeing the pictures of the sleeping competitors at the bottom of the page makes me wonder if this is a hoax.
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Date: 2003-07-21 08:01 pm (UTC)The element of competition of BrainBall is just bizarre. The two players compete to see who can relax more. That last sentence makes no sense to be, but I know it to be true. Relaxation and competition are, if not direct opposites, at least opposed concepts, but BrainBall makes them work together. I'm curious about the playing experience. I would anticipate that the players would need to concentrate on the relaxation element and ignore the competitive element to do well, but maybe it would be possible to learn to compete effectively.
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Date: 2003-07-22 06:56 am (UTC)