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Normally, improving contrast sensitivity means using glasses or surgery to correct the eye. But we've found that action video games train the brain to process visual information more efficiently and improve vision.

~Daphne Bavelier

Topics: Action Brain Contrast Correct Efficiently Eye Found Games Glasses Improve Improving Information Means More Normally Process Sensitivity Surgery Train Using Video Video Games Vision Visual

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We need to go beyond saying, 'I know what these games do because I see my son playing them,' and try to understand the complexities - that different video games have different effects.

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Topics: Because Beyond Complexities Different Effects Games Go Know Need Playing Saying See Son Them Try Understand Video Video Games I See

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People who played action video games have better vision in the sort of conditions where there is not much contrast. It can make all the difference when driving at dusk, or in fog, in being able, for instance, to see a dog crossing the road in twilight.

~Daphne Bavelier

Topics: Able Action All The Difference Being Better Conditions Contrast Crossing Difference Dog Driving Dusk Fog Games Instance Make Much People Played Road See Sort Twilight Video Video Games Vision Where Who

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We know there are good sugars and bad sugars, and we don't discuss whether food in general is good or bad for us. We need to be far more nuanced when we talk about the effects of video games.

~Daphne Bavelier

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The average age of a gamer is 33 years old, not eight years old, and in fact, if we look at the projected demographics of video game play, the video game players of tomorrow are older adults.

~Daphne Bavelier

Topics: Adult Age Average Demographics Eight Fact Game Gamer In Fact Look Old Older Play Players Projected Tomorrow Video Video Game Years

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You can't compare the effect of multimedia-tasking and the effect of playing action games. They have totally different effects on different aspects of cognition, perception and attention.

~Daphne Bavelier

Topics: Action Aspects Attention Compare Different Effect Effects Games Perception Playing Totally You

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Everybody thought that screen time was bad for vision. Well, it happens that spending a lot of time reading on a computer is bad for your vision, but spending a lot of time playing first-person-shooter games is good for your vision.

~Daphne Bavelier

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Action game players make more correct decisions per unit time. If you are a surgeon or you are in the middle of a battlefield, that can make all the difference.

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Topics: Action All The Difference Battlefield Correct Decisions Difference Game Make Middle More Per Players Surgeon Time Unit You

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We have a large amount of data that shows playing fast-paced games improves hand-eye co-ordination, the ability to focus on the task at hand, and your ability to make decisions, as gaming improves your brain's allocation of resources.

~Daphne Bavelier

Topics: Ability Allocation Amount Brain Data Decisions Fast-Paced Focus Games Gaming Hand Improves Large Make Playing Resources Shows Task Your

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Studies of social games, puzzle games, and brain-training games have shown they have little effect on the brain despite often being marketed as improving memory and reaction speeds.

~Daphne Bavelier

Topics: Being Brain Despite Effect Games Improving Little Memory Often Puzzle Reaction Shown Social Speeds Studies

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