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Video Games Make You Smarter
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#1
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOsqkQytHOs

Pretty interesting video, makes me feel better now when people constantly say how video games only rot your brain...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOsqkQytHOs

Pretty interesting video, makes me feel better now when people constantly say how video games only rot your brain...
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#2
newbie.tf
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okay i feel pretty good for tracking all 5 balls.

am i an esport professional now?

okay i feel pretty good for tracking all 5 balls.

am i an esport professional now?
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#3
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i wish i would track with my pistol in tf2 like i did with the 5 balls

i wish i would track with my pistol in tf2 like i did with the 5 balls
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#4
16 Frags +

omg im gonna be a surgeon

omg im gonna be a surgeon
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#5
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I feel better about myself now

I feel better about myself now
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#6
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Resume:

10+ years sniping, honing and using advanced motor skills to precisely pinpoint and engage pixel sized stimuli.

I'ma be a surgeon, Yo!

Resume:

10+ years sniping, honing and using advanced motor skills to precisely pinpoint and engage pixel sized stimuli.

I'ma be a surgeon, Yo!
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#7
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BLoodSireResume:

10+ years sniping, honing and using advanced motor skills to precisely pinpoint and engage pixel sized stimuli.

I'ma be a surgeon, Yo!

Paging Dr.BloodSire for open heart surgery.

[quote=BLoodSire]Resume:

10+ years sniping, honing and using advanced motor skills to precisely pinpoint and engage pixel sized stimuli.

I'ma be a surgeon, Yo![/quote]
Paging Dr.BloodSire for open heart surgery.
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#8
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I can be a med in tf2... and in real life! c:

I can be a med in tf2... and in real life! c:
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#9
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I went to an exhibition a couple weeks ago about video games in the context(s) of art, education and economy. One of the speakers started her piece off with a study that tried to prove that video games are detrimental to brain development but actually discovered that it is quite the opposite. She then continued that hospitals have taken studies about FPS games enhancing ones fine motor skills to such a degree that they actually perscribed their doctors FPS sessions twice a week.
I sadly can't quote this from its source since it was only relayed to me. The thought of Call of Duty perscriptions is still hilarious.

I went to an exhibition a couple weeks ago about video games in the context(s) of art, education and economy. One of the speakers started her piece off with a study that tried to prove that video games are detrimental to brain development but actually discovered that it is quite the opposite. She then continued that hospitals have taken studies about FPS games enhancing ones fine motor skills to such a degree that they actually [i]perscribed their doctors FPS sessions twice a week[/i].
I sadly can't quote this from its source since it was only relayed to me. The thought of Call of Duty perscriptions is still hilarious.
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#10
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Brb submitting my demos to med school.

Brb submitting my demos to med school.
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#11
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I liked the video. The attention to detail study was interesting. Buttttt idk .... not sure if attention to detail and better motor skills = smarter.

I liked the video. The attention to detail study was interesting. Buttttt idk .... not sure if attention to detail and better motor skills = smarter.
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#12
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Yeah, there are specific areas of your brain that get better with consistent video game usage. Visual acuity and fine motor skills are the main two. Other brain functions are pretty much unaffected.

Yeah, there are specific areas of your brain that get better with consistent video game usage. Visual acuity and fine motor skills are the main two. Other brain functions are pretty much unaffected.
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#13
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I couldn't keep track of all five balls.

god damn it

I couldn't keep track of all five balls.

god damn it
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#14
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For many people whose first language is something else than english videogames are a huge help for learning english. Im not 100% fluent in english but I would probably have much shittier knowledge of english if I didnt play videogames since when I was a kid. Here in Finland schools start teaching english on third grade and I remember that in my class pretty much all boys knew basic stuff that we started learning on third grade when girls who didnt play videogames had some difficulties in learning and they really needed to put effort to learn.

For many people whose first language is something else than english videogames are a huge help for learning english. Im not 100% fluent in english but I would probably have much shittier knowledge of english if I didnt play videogames since when I was a kid. Here in Finland schools start teaching english on third grade and I remember that in my class pretty much all boys knew basic stuff that we started learning on third grade when girls who didnt play videogames had some difficulties in learning and they really needed to put effort to learn.
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#15
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Seems like another way for people who play video games for several hours a day to justify playing video games.

Seems like another way for people who play video games for several hours a day to justify playing video games.
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