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What are some common videogame difficulties for people with ADHD?
(programming.dev)
A couple of times when I've played Dynasty Warriors with my girlfriend (who has ADHD diagnosis), I noticed that she would be literally running in circles having absolutely no idea where she was. She's not a gamer and controlling the camera can be finnicky for someone who isn't used to dual analogs, so there's that, but she also has trouble reading the minimap.
Yesterday I've had her play Crash Bandicoot 3 and she got "lost" in stage 2, the first underwater level. At the first sphere with electricity thingy, she thought she was supposed to keep going right, she didn't notice the pipe opening leading down.
Is "getting lost" like that common for people with ADHD?
She's also pretty lousy at Bomberman games, but she enjoys playing them.
remember that video games' UI and UX design are not creations of physics nor biology. they were intentionally built by just a few ppl (in the context of Human history). the game designers haven't done brain scans & interviews with every gamer who ever lived. so their design wouldn't reflect anything specific about "normal" brains.
and each player's info processing is uniquely developed from their brain structure and their experiences. even neurotypicals are widely varying in their communication and brain processing style.
tl;dr - idiosyncrasy in gaming is not enough info to attribute to ND symptoms/characteristics. combine the data with more from all areas of life.