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The_Doc   Posted 6th Jul 2005 7:00pm
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We’ve all heard the negative effects of violent video games, but isn’t there any positive effects of playing Grand Theft Auto? Yes, according to a new study by the journal Acta Psychologica.

According to the study, gamers who spend time playing Grand Theft Auto and Super Mario may be able to scan their environment and spot what they are looking for more quickly than non-gamers. This means that gamers may be able to react more quickly to road conditions which could mean the difference between avoiding or causing an accident.

Experiments with college students who played video games 6 days a week, on average, for about 2 hours each day found they were quicker to detect target objects on a busy computer screen than their non-game playing friends.

The reason for this? The fast-paced nature of games requires vigilant watching and increases visual processing speed. The advantage? About 100 milliseconds.

This study has researchers wondering whether video games could be beneficial to brain rehabilitation in the cases of stroke victims or people suffering from age-related memory loss.
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SkipRat    Posted 6th Jul 2005 8:01pm
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Heh even more reason for me to carry on playing san andreas as much as possible!
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KrYpToN   Posted 6th Jul 2005 8:02pm
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thats awesome, playing video games could save your life
   
RF Grim Reaper   Posted 6th Jul 2005 8:35pm
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It's been known for a while that gaming increases you reflexes and your observation skills. So if you ever find yourself running around a city with a rocket launcher you'll be able to spot all those 'secrets' very easily
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LordSeafood   Posted 7th Jul 2005 3:17am
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Quoting RF Grim Reaper
It's been known for a while that gaming increases you reflexes and your observation skills. So if you ever find yourself running around a city with a rocket launcher you'll be able to spot all those 'secrets' very easily


Yea it helped me somewat last time i went out

It can help in age realated memory ... i want that to happen to me so i can still play games when im old
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tagmaster   Posted 11th Jul 2005 6:30pm
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Cool gamers are an enhaced version of normal ppl in some ways
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RHF   Posted 12th Jul 2005 2:47am
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What happens if you spend playing these games either stoned or drunk the whole time, does it affect your perception then?
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Assaultman67    Posted 15th Jul 2005 7:59pm
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I Knew it, i always thought i was a much more reactive driver than other people.

one time a car pulled out in front of me when i was speeding along and i was already pressing the brake before the driver got the stunned deer look off her face.
   
wellhungmonk   Posted 15th Jul 2005 10:01pm
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No, simple as that!
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ishakmustafa   Posted 16th Jul 2005 4:10am
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Dont the american army sometimes train themselves by playing games like Americas Army .
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Cptchaos   Posted 16th Jul 2005 5:36am
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Quoting RHF
What happens if you spend playing these games either stoned or drunk the whole time, does it affect your perception then?


no just keeps you normal.
   
DaveMan_CI   Posted 16th Jul 2005 8:27am
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Quoting ishakmustafa
Dont the american army sometimes train themselves by playing games like Americas Army .


I read someone where that they have their own special games they use to train. Like they have their own dudes coding up a game.Sounds cool lol
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Ghostkid   Posted 22nd Jul 2005 10:18am
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My dad thinks the game is pointless (wich it is ) can you find the page where you found all that ????
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