| The continued battle of the "games are
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| | same search patterns as non-gamer, "but
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| good" "games are bad" war plays on with a
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| | video game players were faster and more
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| recent article in Discover Magazine that
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| | efficient when carrying out this search,"
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| examines the growing body of research
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| | says Castel.
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| suggesting that video games exercise the
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| | "Previous research has shown that video
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| mind similar to the way physical activity
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| | game players have more attentional
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| exercises the body.
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| | capacity and can carry out search
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| Laparoscopic surgery, also known as
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| | functions in more efficient manners,"
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| keyhole surgery or band-aid surgery,
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| | says Castel. "Our research was interested
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| involves manipulating controls/joysticks
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| | in examining whether there were
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| to control a fiber optic camera and
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| | differences in how video game players and
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| surgical tools to perform minimally
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| | non-video game players search the visual
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| invasive surgery with only tiny incisions
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| | environment, how they carry out visual
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| in the person's body. Laparoscopic
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| | search. We were interested in whether
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| surgery has been around for many years
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| | video game players would carry out visual
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| now, but doctors have only recently begun
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| | search in a different way relative to
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| to notice a stirring correlation between
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| | people who don't play video games."
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| the top surgeons and video gamers.
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| | Castel suggests that not only are video
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| Surgeon Butch Rosser, directory of
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| | games good "practice" for many mental
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| minimally invasive surgery at Beth Israel
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| | tasks around activities like military
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| Medical Center in New York, read a
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| | flight training and surgery but that they
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| reporter's comments about one of his
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| | may also be a good tool for
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| procedures that referred to him as a
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| | rehabilitation of people recovering from
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| "Nintendo surgeon". This started his
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| | brain injuries.
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| thinking that perhaps his apparent gift
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| | The mental improvement from video games
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| among many of his peers was because he
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| | is clearly there. However, Rosser does
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| was a gamer.
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| | point out that surgeons perform better
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| Rosser set out to see if there was a
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| | with just three hours of video game play
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| correlation by using a standardized
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| | per week. Rosser goes on to say to kids
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| laparoscopic training exercise called
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| | "That Butch Rosser would not be here in
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| "Top Gun" to test laparoscopic surgeons
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| | this capacity if he played video games
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| that had never played a video game and
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| | and did not have good grades, did not
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| those that were gamers. "The results
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| | develop perseverance. And I would say to
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| were really astounding," he says. "First
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| | that child out there that thinks that
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| of all, if you played video game [at any
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| | they got a free pass to play video games
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| time] in the past, it was found that you
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| | carte blanche, I say 'Nooo, sadly
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| were significantly faster and, more
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| | mistaken."
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| importantly, you created fewer errors
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| | With the current talk from politicians,
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| than people who had no previous video
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| | trying to get "airtime", of banning video
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| game experience. Then when we looked at
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| | games, imposing regulations beyond other
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| whether you were a current video gamer,
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| | entertainment mediums such as books or
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| we found that if you played video games
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| | movies, and the "detriments" of video
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| currently, you were over 30 percent
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| | games, the work of organizations like the
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| better - faster, and created fewer errors
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| | International Game Developers
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| - than someone who did not play video
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| | Association, who advocate for a more
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| games at all."
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| | balanced and fair look at games, is
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| Alan Castel, psychology professor at
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| | needed more now than ever. Research has
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| Washington University of St. Louis,
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| | shown the positive effects of playing
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| performed another study where people from
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| | video games and has shown very mixed
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| different groups are given a series of
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| | results of any ill effects.
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| standard visual tests looking for a
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| | Those in positions to regulate the video
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| particular object (e.g. a letter) among a
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| | game industry need to take a fair look at
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| group of other objects on a computer
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| | the studies in the area before attempting
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| monitor. "Video game players had faster
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| | to impose any unfair requirements on the
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| reaction times on the order of 100
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| | industry. With that said, not all games
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| milliseconds, which might not sound like
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| | are appropriate for all ages. Parents
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| a lot but in this domain it's quite a
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| | need to know what their kids are playing.
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| strong finding," says Castel. "And you
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| | The industries ESRB ratings are a great
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| can imagine, when driving, a difference
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| | first step for this, as are many of the
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| of 100 milliseconds could really help you
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| | review sites online.
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| avoid accidents."
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| | To the kids out there, do you homework,
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| The research showed that gamers used the
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| | but please play your video games.
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