Thread: GILD - Game Induced Lucid Dream [Experimental]

I've been gaming nearly every day for 2 months now, and I can honestly say that I haven't had a single lucid dream since when I wasn't gaming. If the GILD does exist, it doesn't work for me.

Originally Posted by TheEvilToaster

I play a lot of games, and have had similar things before. When I first got my ps3, I played a lot of Red Faction: Guerilla, and all night, it was all I could think about. But for me, it wasn't really a lucid dream. I couldn't sleep, and images of RFG kept appearing whenever I closed my eyes. It was like I was actually playing the game. I hated it, couldn't sleep, couldn't think straight, couldn't even control what I did. I put my Ipod on, and stopped thinking about the game. I've had this a few times, and I hated the fact that I couldn't get away from that damn game! I would think about something else, or move, but every time, I went back to thinking about it.

I've defiantly been in this exact place, but it was with World of Warcraft and specifically raid wipes. (You and your guild failing over and over again)... at the time I was a progression raider, so the game was active in my mind every night before bed just about.

My version was exactly the same as yours, just so damn torturous and frustrating. I don't think that is the same is what is trying to be accomplished in this thread, because I feel I have already experienced both, but I would like an explanation for our experiences.

Since I spend most of my free time gaming I would like it to be the best way for me to have lucid dreams, but I know better since its clearly going to interfere with melatonin levels.

This looks very interesting. problem is i've never played any of those games. the only sandbox game i really have is spore, and i don't even know what an mp3 IS. plus i broke my arm so i can't play the more realistic FPS games. do you think spore would work?

i think video games do indeed help with having lds and even recalling dreams the last 4 of my dreams have been video game based :L

i bought Prototype and tried this. my result: i dreamed about my cousin hijacking a military vehicle lol. a couple nights later i dreamed about this boxing trainer that laughed at my pathetic attempts so i turned my hand into a hammerfist and slugged him in the side. didn't get lucid in either of those but maybe that's because i think alot about random things before i fall asleep. if i focus too much i can't fall asleep. I'll try this again and see if it works.

Yeah but as Exdreamer said: The characters faces are creepy...

I've had multiple dreams of video games. None of them were lucid, though.

This seems like a good idea. Count me in.

I read about this before I said I would try it but didn't have any good games to use at the time. Now I do. Do you think Reach would work?

Yes, yes, this should obviously work to think I never thought of this. I'll try it out tomorrow night.

I can't even begin to imagine the number of DJ entries I have involving World Of Warcraft to some extent. Creatures found within, actually playing it, etc. This seems so obvious it hurts that it never occured to me that I should do an RC of sorts when playing(or thinking of) the damn game.

Thank you sir, will let you know how it goes.

Could anyone upload an mp3 bearing the properties mentioned in the original post?

I've been thinking. Instead of the 15 minutes of the silence you could put a binaural beat or isochronic tone track in there with theta/delta. If anyone puts up an mp3 i asked for, i'll edit it and upload it.

I tried this and now I keep dreaming in ASCII...

I tried this yesterday, I did dream about WoW - as I often would if I play it so intensely. But I failed to do any RC during the dream, will try again tonight. ;[

Hm. Never tried reality-checking while gaming. Of course, it's hard to find an opportune moment to plug your nose while Altair's being chased through the streets by some very angry guards. -_-'

I was going to enter a post for GILD. Several links popped up--this being one. The techniques
in this post sound excellent. The only improvement I can think of would be a game designed
to make you lucid--a game with elements of lucid dreaming such as RC's, powers, dream-skips,
and so forth.

I had this idea a while back and posted about making such a game. Some people are working on
it now. When it comes out, I will definitely couple the game with the techniques in this thread.

I can confirm that this worked for me played some Prototype last night and got lucid by doing an RC while Gliding through the air and jumping in the city (like the powers in the game)

I'll have to try this one. Then I can finally get some use out of all those dreams about Aperture test chambers.

i'll try this 2nite with the 5th harry potter game.