New Study On Gamers!
<div class="IPBDescription">Gamers are better drivers.</div> I saw this on the news last week. I've been trying to find articles on it, but thanks to crappy search engines...... I'm still looking.
Why are gamers better drivers?
from what I can remember
- Gamers are more aware of their surroundings
- They can track multiple objects a lot better than non-gamers
- They are quicker to react because they basically expect something to happen (like a skulk to jump out of the vent right infront of you) Same thing but with cars cutting you off.
Theres a whole bunch of other things that apply, maybe if someone knows a URL to the article you can post it.
I'm a gamer and i'm also a badass driver.
Why are gamers better drivers?
from what I can remember
- Gamers are more aware of their surroundings
- They can track multiple objects a lot better than non-gamers
- They are quicker to react because they basically expect something to happen (like a skulk to jump out of the vent right infront of you) Same thing but with cars cutting you off.
Theres a whole bunch of other things that apply, maybe if someone knows a URL to the article you can post it.
I'm a gamer and i'm also a badass driver.
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A couple weeks ago, when I was still playing a lot of Vice City, I was on the highway and there was a 4x4 piece of lumber in the road. I had to swerve out of the way really fast and then there was another piece right in frnot of me, so i had to swerve back the other way. Tires squealed a bit, and after I got through it I thought "whoa, good thing I was playing GTA and knew what to do." :P
Study: Some Video Games Boost Perception
<a href='http://www.abqjournal.com/scitech/apvideogames05-28-03.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.abqjournal.com/scitech/apvideog...mes05-28-03.htm</a>
Video Games Boost Visual Skills, Study Finds
<a href='http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0528_030528_videogames.html' target='_blank'>http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...videogames.html</a>
Video games teach more than mayhem, study finds
<a href='http://www.sacticket.com/gamers/story/6751490p-7702432c.html' target='_blank'>http://www.sacticket.com/gamers/story/6751...p-7702432c.html</a>
Fire Up That Game, Boy
<a href='http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,59016,00.html' target='_blank'>http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,59016,00.html</a>
The Science Team of Faction Unus claimed that nobody was harmed during these tests [Newbies and incompetent aliens do not count].
--------> also, i have mad reactions in games generally... heh
<a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2943280.stm' target='_blank'>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2943280.stm</a>
'The two scientists also found that with a little game playing the visual skills of anyone can be improved. '
WOOT! my 6 years of EXP makes me like a badass !!!
the public who dont play games are teh noobies! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
the public who dont play games are teh noobies! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'v been playing most of my life, say 13 years out of 15. Yes I played Wolfenstein 3D at the age of 2or 3ish oh and on DOS to.
There is an article somewhere on games causing creativity eg making mods/maps etc.
I second that ^
So will the media get off our backs <i>now?</i>
When I first saw this, my immediate thoughts were the Grand Theft Auto games, and I thought, "WTH?! Better driving? Yeah right!". But the part about noticing stuff is pretty much true.