« Le jeu, c’est plus sérieux » : tentatives de symbolisation des conflits psychiques par les jeux vidéo

Abstract

This article proposes to encounter the intrapsychic universe of ordinary gamers, through an analysis of free interviews devoted, in part, to their use of video games. It aims to explain the investment in video games as the result of an attempt to elaborate psychic conflicts. The use of the Rorschach projective test supports our analysis by allowing a parallel between the subjective part illustrated in the videogame space and the projection on the material. In addition, it allows us to specify the way in which they invest their videogame activity, notably by linking it to the mechanisms they bring into play. Thus, the authors emphasize that video games enable a projection of psychic conflicts, but their development requires the clinician's intervention.