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Study: Action Games Improve Vision, Task Processing

By james_fudge

Another day, another study about video games. Much to the chagrin (I imagine) of people like Leland Yee,  new research shows that spending time playing video games is not a waste of time. According to a study conducted by Daphne Bavelier, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester, video games are not mindless fun.

Her studies - she has conducted over 20 so far - show that those who play video games have improved skills in vision, attention to detail and "certain aspects of cognition." According to the study, gamers have better "contrast sensitivity" compared to those who do not play games. "Contrast sensitivity" is the ability to differentiate between different shades of gray. This ability might be useful while driving the fog, as an example. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on December 20, 2010 (boomark / email).