Spartan_X Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Study: Shooters Can Improve Eyesight By Kris Graft A new study claims that playing fast-paced shooter games can help improve the eye?s ability to distinguish objects in cluttered spaces.b> Think about it: When playing Gears of War, you have the uncanny ability to identify the toe of a Locust sticking out from behind a concrete barrier from a mile away. Are you superhuman? No? rather you started training your eyes to decipher cluttered areas since you began playing Castle Wolfenstein on your 386. University of Rochester?s Daphne Bevelier published a new study in the Psychological Science journal that explained that certain eye conditions have to do with the size and shape of the eye. Some traits of an eye, however, are neural, she said, and can be developed. Shooters such as Gears of War, Halo and Lost Planet help study subjects improve spatial resolution. Bevelier said that fast-paced shooters ?push the human visual system to the limits and the brain adapts to it. That learning carries over into other activities and possibly everyday life." Such games could also help slow the aging process and treat conditions such as lazy eye, she said. However, slower-paced games such as Tetris don't have a similar effect on eyeSource:rce: Next-Gen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Ain't the first time games have been proven to improve something about your body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doherty Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Sent to my parents! =] good read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighter-X Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 CS 1.6 ftw hehe. I love fast paced games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTETHISACCOUNT Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Gears + Halo That's all I play! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 games are of course a huge benefit: most gamers have excellent spatial awareness and coordination, that's a fact. (gets up from desk) OUCH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawx Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 1.6 was good for something afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted March 17, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 17, 2007 games are of course a huge benefit: most gamers have excellent spatial awareness and coordination, that's a fact.(gets up from desk) OUCH. ROFL Great eyesight, but horrible back and neck problems. plus the beginnings of carpal tunnel syndrome (not even kidding there, have to go back in two weeks for an x-ray than schedule an appointment with a neurologist). Granted the carpal tunnel is a result of the mouse more than the controller, but with that said if I play for any extended amount of time on the controller my wrist does wind up KILLING ME. Still seems like a relatively fair trade off to me, considering I still have 20/20 eyesight and both my parents started needing reading glasses at my age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Puts gears of war back into the 360 drive! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted March 17, 2007 Author Share Posted March 17, 2007 Great eyesight, but horrible back and neck problems. well, you can consider that as a training for one these whenever you need one in the future... :laugh: :rofl: :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ark Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 well, you can consider that as a training for one these whenever you need one in the future... :laugh: :rofl: :p Holy **** lol! I want one.. those look tight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrobs Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Studies claim a lot of things. Let's see them prove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentMage Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Studies claim a lot of things.Let's see them prove it. The last time I went to the eye doctor (back in 2004, I'll admit) my vision was rated as 20/15, which was a marked improvement over the last time I went, where I was rated as 20/20. Note that both my parents wear glasses for both driving and reading whereas my vision is above-average. AND when I was much younger (back in the 90s and early 2000s, when I was still in HS and starting college) I could sit and play my SNES for 8 hours straight. Today I got that twitch finger that comes w/ "training" via Doom, Quake, UT, Starseige Tribes, UT2004, Call of Duty, and many more FPS games. For me, that is proof enough, at least from a personal standpoint. Lastly, I don't think I'll be needing that awesome mecha-chair just yet -- my body's in fairly good shape I'd say. I'll put it on my wishlist when I hit 40 though! :D ~SilentMage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 well, you can consider that as a training for one these whenever you need one in the future... :laugh: :rofl: :p Johnny 5! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted March 18, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 18, 2007 im sorted! chop my legs off and get one of those chairs and a helmet so everything is in nightvision and has data everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 heh they look like the hunter killer tanks from terminator. cool. crap Larry, this a constant problem for you? hope it works out, but not sure what can be done save for rest. and we know rest is the gamer's worst enemy... anyway really hope it gets better. as for eyesight, i wouldn't credit games with that. in fact the strain may promote certain problems. do you guys have an issue with floaters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmk Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 If you've been Quaking since its release, you should have better vision than superman :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted March 20, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 20, 2007 see i have to agree with this in some ways... i wouldnt say my eye sight has improved but i would say im more aware of my surroundings... and especially now when i play a FPS like FEAR, i often spin to the side to look down a corridor as i run past and spin back on track in about a second if not less... and in that second i take in if their is anyone their and whether or not they are on my team.... another thing, not that i noticed but my girl noticed was that... i spot enemies alot faster then she can... plenty times i have been playing and she will say how the hell did you see that or something along those lines... but then i was playing crackdown last night and i had to stop my eyes were hurting so bad... think that was just a strain of not blinking for however long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacrificialSoldier Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 well that is an interesting fact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuger Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I shall start playing halo more often again haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHaKi- Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 ROFLGreat eyesight, but horrible back and neck problems. plus the beginnings of carpal tunnel syndrome (not even kidding there, have to go back in two weeks for an x-ray than schedule an appointment with a neurologist). Granted the carpal tunnel is a result of the mouse more than the controller, but with that said if I play for any extended amount of time on the controller my wrist does wind up KILLING ME. Still seems like a relatively fair trade off to me, considering I still have 20/20 eyesight and both my parents started needing reading glasses at my age. I know EXACTLY how your hand feels, I'm starting to get carpal tunnel too, and it doesn't help I type on a keyboard all day at work :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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