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After years of stories against video games, from the usual increase in violence, to the damage to attention spans and wrists, to the underdevelopment of the frontal lobe, it seems that the news media has finally deemed to bless us with some positive news about gamers.
According to CNN;
"All those hours spent playing video games may not be wasted time after all: A new study suggests action-packed video games like "Grand Theft Auto III" and "Counter-Strike" may sharpen your mind.
Researchers at the University of Rochester found that young adults who regularly played video games full of high-speed car chases and blazing gun battles showed better visual skills than those who did not. For example, they kept better track of objects appearing simultaneously and processed fast-changing visual information more efficiently.
To rule out the possibility that visually adept people are simply drawn to video games, the researchers conducted a second experiment. They found that people who do not normally play video games but were trained to play them developed enhanced visual perception."
full story;
us.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/05/28/action.video.ap/
According to CNN;
"All those hours spent playing video games may not be wasted time after all: A new study suggests action-packed video games like "Grand Theft Auto III" and "Counter-Strike" may sharpen your mind.
Researchers at the University of Rochester found that young adults who regularly played video games full of high-speed car chases and blazing gun battles showed better visual skills than those who did not. For example, they kept better track of objects appearing simultaneously and processed fast-changing visual information more efficiently.
To rule out the possibility that visually adept people are simply drawn to video games, the researchers conducted a second experiment. They found that people who do not normally play video games but were trained to play them developed enhanced visual perception."
full story;
us.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/05/28/action.video.ap/
I've been saying that games are good for you for years. I don't need any scientists to tell me that. :D
Gin Soaked Shanks wrote:
> "All those hours spent playing video games may not be wasted time
> after all: A new study suggests action-packed video games like
> "Grand Theft Auto III" and "Counter-Strike" may
> sharpen your mind.
Pish, although, when you later talk about High speed car chases, only Burnout and Driver will do the trick.
Games like Mario DO help your hand-eye co-ordination, and C&C games actually sharpen your mind, not your sight, by having you think strategically (Send in as many units as possible to win, perfect strategy)
> "All those hours spent playing video games may not be wasted time
> after all: A new study suggests action-packed video games like
> "Grand Theft Auto III" and "Counter-Strike" may
> sharpen your mind.
Pish, although, when you later talk about High speed car chases, only Burnout and Driver will do the trick.
Games like Mario DO help your hand-eye co-ordination, and C&C games actually sharpen your mind, not your sight, by having you think strategically (Send in as many units as possible to win, perfect strategy)
Pity they are going to use it to drink and drive, smoke crack and kill, isn't it?
After years of stories against video games, from the usual increase in violence, to the damage to attention spans and wrists, to the underdevelopment of the frontal lobe, it seems that the news media has finally deemed to bless us with some positive news about gamers.
According to CNN;
"All those hours spent playing video games may not be wasted time after all: A new study suggests action-packed video games like "Grand Theft Auto III" and "Counter-Strike" may sharpen your mind.
Researchers at the University of Rochester found that young adults who regularly played video games full of high-speed car chases and blazing gun battles showed better visual skills than those who did not. For example, they kept better track of objects appearing simultaneously and processed fast-changing visual information more efficiently.
To rule out the possibility that visually adept people are simply drawn to video games, the researchers conducted a second experiment. They found that people who do not normally play video games but were trained to play them developed enhanced visual perception."
full story;
us.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/05/28/action.video.ap/
According to CNN;
"All those hours spent playing video games may not be wasted time after all: A new study suggests action-packed video games like "Grand Theft Auto III" and "Counter-Strike" may sharpen your mind.
Researchers at the University of Rochester found that young adults who regularly played video games full of high-speed car chases and blazing gun battles showed better visual skills than those who did not. For example, they kept better track of objects appearing simultaneously and processed fast-changing visual information more efficiently.
To rule out the possibility that visually adept people are simply drawn to video games, the researchers conducted a second experiment. They found that people who do not normally play video games but were trained to play them developed enhanced visual perception."
full story;
us.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/05/28/action.video.ap/