Well, I was messing around the interwebz and found this article:
It's in spanish but i'm translating and summarizing it, some of you might have already read something similar.
According to some studies made in US, those games that require skill and fast answers improve mental abilities.
"Evidence shows these players are good at taking fast and accurate decisions".
Researchers made tests to measure if the regular use of high speed video games had some impact on players' cognitive capabilities.
In the studio, Dozens of 18 - 25 Years old people participated, that weren't regular video games players, and they were divided in 2 groups.
The First group was made to play Action games, like Call Of Duty 2 and Unreal Tournament, where the player is another character in virtual stages that involve shootouts.
The second group was made to play The Sims 2, a strategy game.
After 50 Hours of gaming, tests were made on both groups to measure their capabilities of taking decisions.
Researchers discovered that the Action games group took decisions 25% faster than the other group and took 25% more correct answers than Strategy game group.
"It wasn't just that the action games players were more capable of "shooting all crazy" and be less accurate: They proved they were more accurate and faster than the other players" said Daphne Bavelier, who led the research."Action games players took more right decisions for each unit of time. If you're a surgeon, and you're in the middle of battlefield, the decision you take could make a big difference."
It's in spanish but i'm translating and summarizing it, some of you might have already read something similar.
According to some studies made in US, those games that require skill and fast answers improve mental abilities.
"Evidence shows these players are good at taking fast and accurate decisions".
Researchers made tests to measure if the regular use of high speed video games had some impact on players' cognitive capabilities.
In the studio, Dozens of 18 - 25 Years old people participated, that weren't regular video games players, and they were divided in 2 groups.
The First group was made to play Action games, like Call Of Duty 2 and Unreal Tournament, where the player is another character in virtual stages that involve shootouts.
The second group was made to play The Sims 2, a strategy game.
After 50 Hours of gaming, tests were made on both groups to measure their capabilities of taking decisions.
Researchers discovered that the Action games group took decisions 25% faster than the other group and took 25% more correct answers than Strategy game group.
"It wasn't just that the action games players were more capable of "shooting all crazy" and be less accurate: They proved they were more accurate and faster than the other players" said Daphne Bavelier, who led the research."Action games players took more right decisions for each unit of time. If you're a surgeon, and you're in the middle of battlefield, the decision you take could make a big difference."
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