Online Go anxiety

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Online Go Anxiety, often shortened to OGA, is a problem that keeps people from either playing, or playing properly, on online Go servers. An effect of this anxiety on players is that they often log on into a server, but choose to watch other peoples' games and possibly also make comments, instead of playing games themselves. Players with online Go anxiety tend to play worse games compared to playing face-to-face.

A typical cause of online Go anxiety is the fear of airing the dirty linen in public, and is related to fear of losing. This is because games on online servers are broadcasted live to anyone who cares to watch, that the resultant game records are stored permanently on the servers for all to see. Online Go anxiety also occurs because of the fear of not knowing the opponents' intentions, thoughts, state of mind, or even their fears, since body language is absent in online games. The inability of seeing the opponents face-to-face may also cause anxiety during communication. Timed games, especially blitz games, are common on online Go servers, and may also contribute to this anxiety. Players who are too obsessed of their rank are more prone of getting online Go anxiety.

To overcome online Go anxiety, one has to find out and overcome the causes of the anxiety. One suggested method is to create anonymous or unranked accounts and start playing using these accounts.

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