Through the years, there weren’t anything “positive” about video games as everyone was saying that it was a cause of distraction, a reason why there was such high violence among teenagers and why kids were were having problems with their eyes and having other health issues.
Ironically, in a recent study by researchers at the University of Rochester, it was found that most specifically action-orientated games, improved contrast sensitivity function (CSF). CSF is the ability to detect small increments in shades of gray on a uniform background.
To prove the research, they conducted an intensive training study (50 h over 9 weeks) on a small sample of 13 individuals split into two groups. The first group played either experimental, action video games (Call of Duty 2 by Infinity Ward and Unreal Tournament 2004 by Atari) and the other group played a control, non–action video game (The Sims 2 by Electronic Arts), which is a slower pace and not requiring precise, visually guided aiming actions.
So what are the findings?
Those in the action group showed a 43 percent improvement in CSF compared to those in the non-action group, whose average was 11 percent. Playing action video games resulted in an enhanced CSF and a shorter integration time for contrast sensitivity.This is of practical importance when driving at night or under degraded conditions, as well as during activities such as reading
What are you waiting for? Go ahead and play those games. Killzone anyone? (Still wishing for my PS3)
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