Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study

MTK · 03-30-2009, 11:34 AM

Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study | Technology | Reuters

Next time the wife bugs me about playing video games I'm just going to say I'm sharpening my eyesight!

mredskins · 03-30-2009, 12:26 PM

I read somewhere when you are playing a first shooter on-line game your brain is basically in 5th gear. I try not to play before going to bed becasue right afterwards my mind is flying and I can't sleep. It is like trying to throw a car into reverse on the highway, at least for me.

MTK · 03-30-2009, 01:29 PM

I always need a half hour to unwind before going to bed at night after playing some Call of Duty. Otherwise I just lay there with my mind racing. Your mind definitely goes into OT when playing games.

djnemo65 · 03-30-2009, 09:45 PM

What does wandering around a post-nuclear DC in Fallout 3 and then realizing 8 hours have gone by do for your brain? Because I feel like I've had a lobotomy.

saden1 · 03-30-2009, 10:02 PM

Will playing Need for Speed enable me to out-run cops?

BleedBurgundy · 03-31-2009, 11:18 AM

I'm pretty sure playing HAWX and Ace Combat qualify me to fly Predators...

Monksdown · 03-31-2009, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saden1

Will playing Need for Speed enable me to out-run cops?

Only if you go through the radar checks doing atleast 140 mph after running through a gas station and a water tower. I think driving on the golf course should enable me to hit more fairways.

MTK · 03-31-2009, 11:50 AM

I know I sure as hell could run a NFL franchise after playing countless hours of Madden over the years.

KLHJ2 · 03-31-2009, 12:39 PM

If that's the case, then I guess that they will be inducting my brother into the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame sometime soon. What with all of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band he plays.

The sad thing is that he is really a musician who can actually play drums and guitar, yet he wastes his time with those 2 games.

It's all good, because Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 is making me the best Golfer in the world...I'm such a hypocrite.

03-30-2009, 11:34 AM	#1
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 51 Posts: 99,449	Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study \| Technology \| Reuters Next time the wife bugs me about playing video games I'm just going to say I'm sharpening my eyesight! __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

03-30-2009, 12:26 PM	#2
mredskins Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 12,541	Re: Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study I read somewhere when you are playing a first shooter on-line game your brain is basically in 5th gear. I try not to play before going to bed becasue right afterwards my mind is flying and I can't sleep. It is like trying to throw a car into reverse on the highway, at least for me. __________________ When life gives you paper jams, turn them into paper footballs!

03-30-2009, 01:29 PM	#3
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 51 Posts: 99,449	Re: Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study I always need a half hour to unwind before going to bed at night after playing some Call of Duty. Otherwise I just lay there with my mind racing. Your mind definitely goes into OT when playing games. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

03-30-2009, 09:45 PM	#4
djnemo65 Playmaker Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,836	Re: Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study What does wandering around a post-nuclear DC in Fallout 3 and then realizing 8 hours have gone by do for your brain? Because I feel like I've had a lobotomy.

03-30-2009, 10:02 PM	#5
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 44 Posts: 10,069	Re: Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study Will playing Need for Speed enable me to out-run cops? __________________ "The Redskins have always suffered from chronic organizational deformities under Snyder." -Jenkins

03-31-2009, 11:18 AM	#6
BleedBurgundy Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,471	Re: Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study I'm pretty sure playing HAWX and Ace Combat qualify me to fly Predators...

03-31-2009, 11:50 AM	#8
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 51 Posts: 99,449	Re: Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study I know I sure as hell could run a NFL franchise after playing countless hours of Madden over the years. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

03-31-2009, 12:39 PM	#9
KLHJ2 Inactive Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: DC Metro Area Age: 46 Posts: 5,829	Re: Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study If that's the case, then I guess that they will be inducting my brother into the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame sometime soon. What with all of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band he plays. The sad thing is that he is really a musician who can actually play drums and guitar, yet he wastes his time with those 2 games. It's all good, because Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 is making me the best Golfer in the world...I'm such a hypocrite.

Action video games sharpen eyesight: U.S. study

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