A recent study from Texas A&M University found that installing Super Stickman Golf 3 during midterm season may offer “several benefits.”
“High stress can greatly affect the academic performance of our undergraduate students,” stated head researcher Katherine Brueger. “But our data suggest a significant decrease in stress of students while playing Super Stickman Golf 3.”
Several of the study’s participants have echoed Brueger’s sentiments. “Studying tends to stress me out,” said one junior cited in the research paper. “All that worrying about grades and exams can really take a toll. So when I notice myself starting to stress out more than normal, I start playing games on my phone. It really helps. It’s much more fun, and makes me happy for like 30 seconds or so.”
Several experts in the field have raised concerns about “too much” instant gratification. However, many students in Brueger’s study refuted this accusation, bringing up the long-term gratification that comes with completing all “20 new courses” and competing with players from all over the world in “one of the many multiplayer modes.”
“Most people think it’s just like the first Super Stickman Golf or maybe even Super Stickman Golf 2, but it’s not,” said another student, Richie Foster-Walken. “Super Stickman Golf 3 has all sorts of new power-ups and game modes.”
At press time, Brueger’s team was approved for a research grant and have plans to investigate how “procrastination at the hands of Super Stickman Golf 3 may affect academic performance.”
Published in the April 2024 edition of The Every Three Weekly
Dan Gutenberg 