Shooter games improve decisions

Callandor · Sep 16, 2010, 04:11 AM

Sydney - Violent video games like Call of Duty can help trigger-happy players make decisions faster in real life, according to a study released on Wednesday.

Researchers from New York's University of Rochester found that first-person shooter games produced a heightened sensitivity and led to more efficient use of sensory evidence.

"These benefits of video games stem only from action games, which almost always means shooter games, where you go through a maze and you don't know when a villain will appear," researcher Daphne Bavelier said in a statement.

"It's not exactly what you'd think of as mind enhancing. Strategy or role-playing games don't have the same effect."

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Source: News24

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Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,237 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Shooter games improve decisions Sydney - Violent video games like Call of Duty can help trigger-happy players make decisions faster in real life, according to a study released on Wednesday. Researchers from New York's University of Rochester found that first-person shooter games produced a heightened sensitivity and led to more efficient use of sensory evidence. "These benefits of video games stem only from action games, which almost always means shooter games, where you go through a maze and you don't know when a villain will appear," researcher Daphne Bavelier said in a statement. "It's not exactly what you'd think of as mind enhancing. Strategy or role-playing games don't have the same effect." _____________ Source: News24 __________________