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What are some common videogame difficulties for people with ADHD? (programming.dev)
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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.

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[–] 3 points 3 days ago

It takes me a little while to learn a map (I get turned around easily), but once I learn it, I know it by rote (could probably navigate it in the dark). The mini map is harder for me to follow, but I think that just might be my eyesight not being what it was (depends on the game). I have trouble with motion controls (like on the switch) but I'm fine controlling the camera via keyboard and mouse input or controller button/stick input. When I was a kid I used to invert the control schema (somehow that helped me), but that's not something I do anymore.

Muscle memory is a big deal for me as far as game play is concerned.

Some of this mat just be familiarization with the types of games and their normal game mechanics. I'm not sure how much of it is actually ADHD related.

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