1 Video Games Train the Brain to Make Faster Real-Life Decisions Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:00 pm
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Gamers make quicker decisions -- even when they aren't holding a joystick -- and don't sacrifice any accuracy for this improved speed.
Researchers from the University of Rochester split dozens of 18-to-25-year-old students who don't regularly play video games into two groups. The first group played 50 hours of the fast-moving games like "Call of Duty 2," and the second group spent their 50 hours on slower, strategy games such as "The Sims 2."
After finishing their training, the students were given a series of decision-making tests. Those in the group that had played the faster-paced games were 25 percent quicker in coming up with answers on these tests; they were also no less accurate in their conclusions than the folks in the other group.
More evidence that gamers could take over the world -- if they could just find their way out of their mom's basement.]
Gamers make quicker decisions -- even when they aren't holding a joystick -- and don't sacrifice any accuracy for this improved speed.
Researchers from the University of Rochester split dozens of 18-to-25-year-old students who don't regularly play video games into two groups. The first group played 50 hours of the fast-moving games like "Call of Duty 2," and the second group spent their 50 hours on slower, strategy games such as "The Sims 2."
After finishing their training, the students were given a series of decision-making tests. Those in the group that had played the faster-paced games were 25 percent quicker in coming up with answers on these tests; they were also no less accurate in their conclusions than the folks in the other group.
More evidence that gamers could take over the world -- if they could just find their way out of their mom's basement.]