Like anything, the eyes can be trained and exercised. It's no great surprise really that people who spend lots of time trying to spot enemy "soldiers" in an action game have trained their eyes to become better at picking objects out from a cluttered background.
Out of interest, people who spend a lot of time looking at screens tend to lose some of their ability to refocus at different distances. So when you look from a close object to a far one (or the other way round) it takes a fraction of a second longer for you to focus.
i've been playing games since the atari 2600 and its made naff all difference only last week i dropped my N95 downstairs and couldnt catch it with my jedi like reflexs
How long before an improved ability to discern schoolkids against classroom backgrounds is added to the list of reasons why violent video games should be banned?
Nintendo Wii Console
Sony PSP-3000 PlayStation Portable System
Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle
Microsoft XGX-00055 Xbox 360 Arcade
Sony God of War III (PS3)
Dave
And that's not all... #
Posted Monday 30th March 2009 12:05 GMT
...it also made my knob bigger. Honest, Guv.
Andy Worth
It's very simple..... #
Posted Monday 30th March 2009 12:05 GMT
Like anything, the eyes can be trained and exercised. It's no great surprise really that people who spend lots of time trying to spot enemy "soldiers" in an action game have trained their eyes to become better at picking objects out from a cluttered background.
Out of interest, people who spend a lot of time looking at screens tend to lose some of their ability to refocus at different distances. So when you look from a close object to a far one (or the other way round) it takes a fraction of a second longer for you to focus.
Michael
May improve eyesight but...... #
Posted Monday 30th March 2009 12:05 GMT
........... already wear glasses and I am still going to blame my poor Insurgency mod K/D ratio on lag!
Mines the one with a non-gaming mouse in the pocket.
Mark Edwards
Flawed research? #
Posted Monday 30th March 2009 12:05 GMT
Suerely if you were forced to play only The Sims for over a month then sod the eyesight ... what about the suicide rate?
Yorkshirepudding
bullpies #
Posted Monday 30th March 2009 12:28 GMT
i've been playing games since the atari 2600 and its made naff all difference only last week i dropped my N95 downstairs and couldnt catch it with my jedi like reflexs
or was that the ale i cant remeber
Anonymous Coward
Oh Great... #
Posted Monday 30th March 2009 12:59 GMT
How long before an improved ability to discern schoolkids against classroom backgrounds is added to the list of reasons why violent video games should be banned?
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