I’ve always thought about the “hold your breath” function during sniper shooting in video games was to prevent the mechanical movement of breathing to keep the gun steady, not to increase focus or improve decision-making. I would think a lack of oxygen has a negative effect on both focus and decision-making.

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gazook89 11 hours ago | parent [-]

Agreed. It’s ridiculous to think that holding your breath long enough to affect your cognitive thinking is what game designers have in mind.

	▲	karim79 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I mean, holding your breath to steady your hands to get a good shot, what other interesting chemistry could be going on? I think there's a lot of fun to be had here.