Does this game actually help you study?

[The Snow Sorceress]

I am seeing quite a number of these kinds of game that so-called helps you study. I want to know about people who bought this game and how productive it really is. I feel these are crash-grab. I, for example, needs absolute silence to study and would prefer a place somewhere in the middle of an ancient forest, where no humans treads. I don't like people in general and had often walked alone in the forest at night, just to think, to get away from silly humans blabbering about stupid things with no solution to their just as stupid problems. Nowadays, I am seeing these kinds of game that says, we help you study. I don't see how. I definitely don't like music when I'm studying.

[The Grimace]

Studying effectively is done when you're in a positive mood, and for many people, soft music in a good environment is a great way to raise spirits.

Putting the lights down low and putting on this game is a good way to prepare for a meditative state, not unlike watching a fire in a darkened room. Some like to study like this, some at-home workers put it on for serene background noise, some just like to relax with it.

In summation, yes, it helps me study.

[MA2IN4]

I bought this game because I had some experience studying with stuff like it on youtube in the past but wished some extra catering to me and thats what these games provide.

have you thought of trying free alternatives then? A lot of these games follow the same formula, a little hub with adjustable music and ambient sounds. There is no wrong way to use these, I like doing things in silence too and sometimes add the rain effect.
I really like the idea of having a little nice study hub with post-its and journals and some light gameification between breaks and thats how these games seek to be designed. Its a fairly new genre so there are many games that are in development right now.

There are many free pomodoro timers out there.
Windows has a pomodoro feature called "concentrations sessions" and thats it. A simple built in timer.

the website pomowork has some similiar features to pomodoro games where it has an aesthethic video and lets you listen to the sounds of that video + adjustable ambient sounds like rain.

PacaPomo is still in early development but your study hours allow you to gain in-game goals and currency to buy stuff to keep an alpaca farm. There arent many sound features yet, its mostly focused on the gameification of building the alpaca farm after a session ends

Never tried out these but they are free too: Chill Drive, Chill Corner and virtual cottage

[The Snow Sorceress]

Originally posted by MA2IN4:

I bought this game because I had some experience studying with stuff like it on youtube in the past but wished some extra catering to me and thats what these games provide.

have you thought of trying free alternatives then? A lot of these games follow the same formula, a little hub with adjustable music and ambient sounds. There is no wrong way to use these, I like doing things in silence too and sometimes add the rain effect.
I really like the idea of having a little nice study hub with post-its and journals and some light gameification between breaks and thats how these games seek to be designed. Its a fairly new genre so there are many games that are in development right now.

There are many free pomodoro timers out there.
Windows has a pomodoro feature called "concentrations sessions" and thats it. A simple built in timer.

the website pomowork has some similiar features to pomodoro games where it has an aesthethic video and lets you listen to the sounds of that video + adjustable ambient sounds like rain.

PacaPomo is still in early development but your study hours allow you to gain in-game goals and currency to buy stuff to keep an alpaca farm. There arent many sound features yet, its mostly focused on the gameification of building the alpaca farm after a session ends

Never tried out these but they are free too: Chill Drive, Chill Corner and virtual cottage

Hi, may I request you to share your experience in detail, as to how this games helps you? Please, tell me how this works. If you describe one of your study session in detail, I will understand it more.

[MA2IN4]

Originally posted by CandleCurse Witch:

Originally posted by MA2IN4:

I bought this game because I had some experience studying with stuff like it on youtube in the past but wished some extra catering to me and thats what these games provide.

have you thought of trying free alternatives then? A lot of these games follow the same formula, a little hub with adjustable music and ambient sounds. There is no wrong way to use these, I like doing things in silence too and sometimes add the rain effect.
I really like the idea of having a little nice study hub with post-its and journals and some light gameification between breaks and thats how these games seek to be designed. Its a fairly new genre so there are many games that are in development right now.

There are many free pomodoro timers out there.
Windows has a pomodoro feature called "concentrations sessions" and thats it. A simple built in timer.

the website pomowork has some similiar features to pomodoro games where it has an aesthethic video and lets you listen to the sounds of that video + adjustable ambient sounds like rain.

PacaPomo is still in early development but your study hours allow you to gain in-game goals and currency to buy stuff to keep an alpaca farm. There arent many sound features yet, its mostly focused on the gameification of building the alpaca farm after a session ends

Never tried out these but they are free too: Chill Drive, Chill Corner and virtual cottage

Hi, may I request you to share your experience in detail, as to how this games helps you? Please, tell me how this works. If you describe one of your study session in detail, I will understand it more.

I use these games not only to study but also to help with house chores/other life things but I will talk mostly about how I use them to study. Will be talking about my experience with Chillpulse.

I usually start a 10 minute timer to get ready (go to bathroom, get a water bottle to sit by me, study books, open up my school website etc)I take my time but keep in mind that im getting ready and the game music and visuals of the game are reminder of that.

I try to always remind myself what I should be doing at the moment whenever I catch myself idly looking at this character in my screen and check my to-do list and get back to it.

After this is done I set 30 minute timers of focus with 7 minute breaks.

Sometimes i let the music on but most of the times I just put on the rain effect and maybe the fire effect. They give me a very strong sense of comfort and it makes it easier to stay in place.

Sadly I NEED to study with a computer and I do get distracted, and when I catch myself doing that I quickly go into the game and make a in-game post-it registering what was distracting me and then get back to study. When the break timer goes off I go back into the game and check my "distraction" post-its and let myself check out whatever was distracting me more in depth with the break time.

Doing this has helped me get out of distractions more easily because I know I will be able to check it out in more depth in my next break.

I also like using the in-game journals to take notes of stuff like windows shortcuts, url links to hand stretching youtube videos to follow along on breaks because my hands hurt sometimes, and other things I think its worth putting there.

I found this helpful to me because instead of having one more tab open in my computer (say, a txt tab) makes me more distracted to have more tabs than I need open at the same time. Also its more organized and quicker to get than making a quick note and saving it into a random folder in my file explorer that I end up forgetting to check out again later.

And its nice to see the in-game currency magically go up after a focus session and getting to spend it to buy a turtle or a new outfit. Its satisfying to see your to do list progress over time. Its satisfying to get rid of my temporary in-game post-its of the most mundane things to actual important reminders. The sprite art is nice and really works for me to give that "comforting vibe" with the raining sounds.

I keep repeating the cycle of 30 minutes of focus and 7 minute breaks until I deem necessary (most of the tasks have been accomplished or its too late to keep going)

I think thats usually how it goes.

If you dont care much about sound at all maybe you could check out PacaPomo or Pomofarm. They are less music focused and more focused in farming mechanics.

[黑貓]

Yes, it makes me more relaxed.

[Under the master]

actually helpful for me, why not buy and try?

[Snowfly]

Really help. Love the feeling of seeing a cute girl working with me and all the sounds and backgrounds bring me a peaceful mood.

[avalinda]

Since it seems you already have a set opinion on what this app can and can't do, I don't see how we can convince you otherwise (nor should we bother trying). Everyone's study experience and preferences are going to be different. For instance, since you have stated you want "absolute silence" while studying, a game with ambient sound and music wouldn't appear to help you. Do, however, consider that not everyone will have that same experience, hence this game would not be a "cash grab" to them and might actually help them study.

Long story short, I don't think you need any further answer to your question, since it seems you already answered it yourself before making this post. Maybe an absolutely silent walk in the forest at night, to get away from the so-called blabbering of the online community, will help you clear your thoughts.