Study says video games may sharpen the mind

DarkAntiMatter · May 28th, 2003

I knew it.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/1928333

ready2rumbelX · May 28th, 2003

Well, I know that playing ALL the 1st person shooters I have over the years, with my trusty keyboard and mouse, has definitely helped me with my hand-eye co-ordination....plus, I draw/paint alot, so that helps too.

ready2rumbelX

**Demigod** · May 28th, 2003

Playing fast-paced videogames were always known for improving reflexes and instincts. Games can also inspire creative thinking and imagination (especially puzzle and strategy games). It doesn't take a study to tell me that

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N1ghtw0lf · May 28th, 2003

yay...i haven't wasted the past 10 years of my life...back to playing vice city...i mean...my visual enhancement program

wolfmaster · May 28th, 2003

YAY MY reason to be on the net for 10hours a day (only costs £10 month)

Boltzmann · May 28th, 2003

Greetings,

No scientific study is necessary to show that eye-hand coordination improvements are achieved with prolonged game playing. But some researchers have too free time on their hands and weird (a.k.a. biased) funding sources), so we can understand their choices of subjects.
But there are good choices of subjects for studies related to gaming, such as overall memory sharpness, for example.

Live long and prosper.

netghost2.0 · May 28th, 2003

Maybe it's my old age, but my brain feels fried after playing video games for too long... I am of the opinion that video games screw up your mind rather than enhance it.

N1ghtw0lf · May 28th, 2003

this was on the local news today and my mom saw it...she was mad because she doesn't like me wasting my days with video games...

Syed Fawad · May 29th, 2003

Well I know my mind is relatively sharp and if I can give its credit to something, it'll be videogames..

**Kirby** · May 29th, 2003

I knew it too. After I mastered the head shot in Syphon Filter 3, I ended up being the volleyball champion at school. All thanks to violent video games

Boltzmann · May 29th, 2003

Greetings,

Videogaming can be a healthy exercise for your mind and memory (specially RPGs). They can lead to sedentarism, though (I'm the living proof

). Not that I think that in the modern world sedentarism is necessarily a bad thing

Live long and prosper.

**Kirby** · May 29th, 2003

I don't think it helps memory all that much. There is no one around you to stop you from writing down combinations on a piece of paper, like I do with paper mario

. But then again, it could be usefull if you can't pause

Boltzmann · May 29th, 2003

Greetings,

I don't think that it helps memory in a direct sense (it's not a correlated increase in memory), but that it helps keeping your memory always in use (and when you reach old age it'll help you kepping an active mind, which is very important to maintain proper mental health).

Live long and prosper.

Phoenix · May 29th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Demigod
Playing fast-paced videogames were always known for improving reflexes and instincts. Games can also inspire creative thinking and imagination (especially puzzle and strategy games). It doesn't take a study to tell me that.

Not for the gaming comunity, but impressive for the anit-gaming comunity.

Of course that gaming benefits reflexes, coordination, imagination, mental agility etc. Unfortunately, almost all games don't exercise body muscles(physical condition)

Macaijah · May 29th, 2003

Well, atleast I have a valid, scientific excuse to indulge myself into the world of Final Fantasy or Counter-Strike.

**DarkAurora** · May 29th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Phoenix

Not for the gaming comunity, but impressive for the anit-gaming comunity.

Of course that gaming benefits reflexes, coordination, imagination, mental agility etc. Unfortunately, almost all games don't exercise body muscles(physical condition)

That's what DDR with a dancepad is for.

zerocopy · May 29th, 2003

thats why i drop college to sharpen my mind

**DarkAurora** · May 29th, 2003

I really hope you didn't drop college to play video games.

zerocopy · May 29th, 2003

but i did. Videogames help me, thank you square for releasing ff7 during my midterm exams, and konami for realeasing sotn on my finals. Without you i would'nt be here right now (slacking off)

Kazuya Mishima · May 29th, 2003

About reflexes, can you recommend a good game that gives you an impressive idea of speed like Episode 1 racer?

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Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,649	Greetings, No scientific study is necessary to show that eye-hand coordination improvements are achieved with prolonged game playing. But some researchers have too free time on their hands and weird (a.k.a. biased) funding sources), so we can understand their choices of subjects. But there are good choices of subjects for studies related to gaming, such as overall memory sharpness, for example. Live long and prosper. __________________ "The Improved Man will be a king over you. And give women their dowries as appointed." - Anders Sandberg The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved exclusively for them that believe in it. Further, the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them that believe in it on the supposition that they'll go there if they don't. - HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1 - The Principia Discordia BTW, Don't Forget to Desecrate your Quran.

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netghost2.0 Disgruntled Domokun Join Date: May 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 612	Maybe it's my old age, but my brain feels fried after playing video games for too long... I am of the opinion that video games screw up your mind rather than enhance it. __________________ "Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." -Milton Shake that booty!

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N1ghtw0lf An American Paradox Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Call Me Butter Cuz' I'm On A Roll! Posts: 6,822	this was on the local news today and my mom saw it...she was mad because she doesn't like me wasting my days with video games... __________________

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,261	Well I know my mind is relatively sharp and if I can give its credit to something, it'll be videogames.. __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

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Kirby I want you INSIDE me Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,382	I knew it too. After I mastered the head shot in Syphon Filter 3, I ended up being the volleyball champion at school. All thanks to violent video games __________________ Kirby's AnimeDB list AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

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Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,649	Greetings, Videogaming can be a healthy exercise for your mind and memory (specially RPGs). They can lead to sedentarism, though (I'm the living proof ). Not that I think that in the modern world sedentarism is necessarily a bad thing Live long and prosper. __________________ "The Improved Man will be a king over you. And give women their dowries as appointed." - Anders Sandberg The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved exclusively for them that believe in it. Further, the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them that believe in it on the supposition that they'll go there if they don't. - HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1 - The Principia Discordia BTW, Don't Forget to Desecrate your Quran.

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Kirby I want you INSIDE me Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,382	I don't think it helps memory all that much. There is no one around you to stop you from writing down combinations on a piece of paper, like I do with paper mario . But then again, it could be usefull if you can't pause __________________ Kirby's AnimeDB list AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

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Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,649	Greetings, I don't think that it helps memory in a direct sense (it's not a correlated increase in memory), but that it helps keeping your memory always in use (and when you reach old age it'll help you kepping an active mind, which is very important to maintain proper mental health). Live long and prosper. __________________ "The Improved Man will be a king over you. And give women their dowries as appointed." - Anders Sandberg The Hell Law says that Hell is reserved exclusively for them that believe in it. Further, the lowest Rung in Hell is reserved for them that believe in it on the supposition that they'll go there if they don't. - HBT; The Gospel According to Fred, 3:1 - The Principia Discordia BTW, Don't Forget to Desecrate your Quran.

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Macaijah \| Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 160	Well, atleast I have a valid, scientific excuse to indulge myself into the world of Final Fantasy or Counter-Strike.

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zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	thats why i drop college to sharpen my mind

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DarkAurora Back from the dead Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seymour, TN Posts: 3,735	I really hope you didn't drop college to play video games.

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zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	but i did. Videogames help me, thank you square for releasing ff7 during my midterm exams, and konami for realeasing sotn on my finals. Without you i would'nt be here right now (slacking off) Last edited by zerocopy; May 29th, 2003 at 04:41.

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