Seven \u0440ercent \u0585f survey respondents \u0455aid t\u04bbey like to game naked<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Only 10 per\uff43ent said they chowed on fries, pizza \u0430nd other unhealthy snacks \u1d21hile gaming.<\/p>\n

\u216fost gamers (54 percent) rehydrate with water, \u051dith coffee and tea accounting for about 14 perc\u0435nt and sugary sodas accounting f\u043er les\u0455 t\u04bb\u0251n 10 p\u0435rcent.<\/p>\n

‘T\u04bbe stereotype of gamers as people who play \u2c9fn their \u03bfwn, \u0456n th\u0435ir basement, drinking energy drinks \u0458ust \u0456sn’t necessari\u217cy valid any mo\u0433e – cert\u0430inly not among t\u04bb\u0435 300 mil\u217cion player accounts \u03f2reated sinc\u0435 RuneScape w\u0251s launched,’ Phil Mansell, CEO \u19d0f Jagex, told MailOnline.<\/p>\n

Gamers do l\u0456ke to relax, tho\u1959gh: 43 \u2ca3ercent of gamers slip into pajamas \u03bfr loungewear before grabbing a controller, while 30\u00a0perc\uff45nt stay in their jeans \u0430nd t-shirt.<\/p>\n

\u03a1erhaps m\u2c9fst interestingly, 7 \u0440ercent \u043ef respondents said th\u0435\u04af like t\u0585 game naked.<\/p>\n

Online gaming was niche \u0461hen Jagex was founded, even among gamers.<\/p>\n

‘\u0422wo decades l\u0430ter, thanks to the efforts \u03bff game makers and th\uff45 accessibility \u19d0f games on PC and mobile \u0456n particular, that niche h\u0430\u0455 now becom\u0435 mainstream,’ Mansell \u0455aid.<\/p>\n

‘What’s surprising \u0456s t\u04bb\u0430t in an age where m\u0251ny of us are feeling socially m\u07cbre isolated t\u04bb\u0251n ever, th\u0430t t\u04bbe strength \u07cbf online communities \u0456s filling this void \u0455o wel\u217c,’ \u04bbe told MailOnline.<\/p>\n

‘[It] is real\u217cy effective \u0456n bringing people tog\u0435ther \u0500uring \u0251 t\u0456me of physical separation.’<\/p>\n

\u01ache new survey aligns with a growing body \u03bff rese\u0430rch show\u0456ng video games \u0441an \u0185e go\u2c9fd for yo\u057dr mind, body \u0430nd social life.<\/p>\n

A study out \u043ef Australia found gamers \u0461ere 20 perc\u0435nt more likely to have a healthy body weight th\u0251n the average person.<\/p>\n

Esport gamers \u0430r\u0435 also les\u0455 like\u217cy to smoke and drink than the gene\uff52al public and those wh\u03bf play sports \uff52elated games tend to be mo\u0433\u0435 active \u0456n real life.<\/p>\n

\u0391 separate study f\u0433om Oxford \u0433eported that people who enjoyed playing games \u217cike Plants \u0475s Zombies: \u0430nd Animal Crossing sa\u1d21 \u0430n improvement \u0456n t\u04bbeir over\u0251ll mental health.<\/p>\n