12% of Gamers Still Hear 'Explosions' Hours after Playing

A new study by Nottingham Trent University's International Gaming Research Unit found that 12% of gamers suffered from what is called 'game transfer phenomena', an after effect of continuous and long term game play. The gamers said that they continued to hear sound effects, music and characters' voices from the game they were playing. Sounds included vehicles, lasers, bullets, beeping, explosions, screams and even breathing from the game.