Oh, thought it was gonna say they were more whiny.
damnit, thought it was gonna be about PC gamers
Anything that is 'addictive' will change your brains reward system, be it caffeine, nicotine or alcohol. At least gaming doesn't cause cancer. Nothing new to be learned from this article.
Gaming is generally safer than being addicted to drugs, so what if it changes our brain, it's not exactly life changing now, is it?
more media propaganda on how video games are destroying humanity.
Bollocks.
Edit: One thing this article has utterly FAILED to address, is that they took a study of a bunch of 14 year old cod players, when in reality, the average gamer is 28 years old.
No shit they are going to come up with the conclusion they did, at 14, a childs brain is still impressionable.
In other words, another uselessly bias study done by uselessly ignorant people.
Anyone has a different brain that the next person. Gaming incurs changes as much as watching TV for the same amount of time or studying a lot does. The effects are different, but anything we do changes our minds in some way.
[QUOTE]Dr Simone Kuhn, one of the researchers from Ghent University in Belgium, said the region is "usually activated when people anticipate positive environmental effects or experience pleasure such as winning money, good food, sex".[/QUOTE]
videogaming > sex confirmed
Honest to god I don't think my brain would work the same way it does today had I not been so exposed to games. I probably wouldn't be inclined to problem solve, or rationally think through problems in steps.
A lot of my peers will encounter a problem, fail, and then completely give up and flop around until someone comes to help them. It's like there's no motivation to solve their own problems. I blame Oprah and Maury. And especially Dr. Phil.
[QUOTE=DiBBs27;33286541]more media propaganda on how video games are destroying humanity.
Bollocks.
Edit: One thing this article has utterly FAILED to address, is that they took a study of a bunch of 14 year old cod players, when in reality, the average gamer is 28 years old.
No shit they are going to come up with the conclusion they did, at 14, a childs brain is still impressionable.
In other words, another uselessly bias study done by uselessly ignorant people.[/QUOTE]
Did you even read the article? I'm guessing not since you completely missed the point. Nowhere in the article was it saying how bad games were. The article is simply pointing out a trend researchers have noticed.
And again, it is just analyzing a trait, which means age does not matter. So yeah, none of that "media propaganda against games" here.
[QUOTE=DiBBs27;33286541]more media propaganda on how video games are destroying humanity.
Bollocks.
Edit: One thing this article has utterly FAILED to address, is that they took a study of a bunch of 14 year old cod players, when in reality, the average gamer is 28 years old.
No shit they are going to come up with the conclusion they did, at 14, a childs brain is still impressionable.
In other words, another uselessly bias study done by uselessly ignorant people.[/QUOTE]
To play devil's advocate: They clearly stated they had no idea which caused which, the brain to frequent play or vice-versa. Also, even if the average age of gamers is 28 [citation needed] the fact still stands that many "young, impressionable" gamers could be affected by spending too much time playing.
[i]In my opinion[/i], it is the responsibility of the gamer/parents to balance their shit properly and games don't seem to have any more effect on my brain than any other mass media. So they shouldn't be treated any different than those forms.
[QUOTE=bord2tears;33286772]Also, even if the average age of gamers is 28 [citation needed][/QUOTE]it's actually around 37
[url]http://www.theesa.com/facts/index.asp[/url]
[url]http://www.theaveragegamer.com/averagegamers/[/url]
[url]http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20069682-17/a-childs-hobby-average-gamer-is-37-years-old/[/url]
[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8564342/Average-video-gamer-is-37.html[/url]
[QUOTE=Rolond Returns;33286228]damnit, thought it was gonna be about PC gamers[/QUOTE]
No that'd be the part of the brain that makes them whine whenever a console is mentioned or a game they don't like is out yet they have to cry about it.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;33286824]it's actually around 37
[url]http://www.theesa.com/facts/index.asp[/url]
[url]http://www.theaveragegamer.com/averagegamers/[/url]
[url]http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20069682-17/a-childs-hobby-average-gamer-is-37-years-old/[/url]
[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8564342/Average-video-gamer-is-37.html[/url][/QUOTE]
Old ladies playing farmville on facebook don't count
You guys can get into symantics about this all you want, but whether you admit it or not, this article obviously has negative connotations and an anti-videogames bias.
And yes i did read the article.
[QUOTE=thrawn2787;33286936]Old ladies playing farmville on facebook don't count[/QUOTE]that's why it's based on sales
[editline]15th November 2011[/editline]
also I don't know what planet you're from but here on earth 37 years isn't that old
[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;33288251]that's why it's based on sales
[editline]15th November 2011[/editline]
also I don't know what planet you're from but here on earth 37 years isn't that old[/QUOTE]
If youre 37 you have expended half your lifetime, the cup is now half-empty.
We're all speshul.
:downs:
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;33288392]If youre 37 you have expended half your lifetime, the cup is now half-empty.[/QUOTE]half full
Oh god, gaming definitely changed me, but I think its for the better. I really wouldn't trade the time I spent playing games for something else. Time I enjoyed spending is not wasted, right?
[QUOTE=Takkuull;33286483]Gaming is generally safer than being addicted to drugs, so what if it changes our brain, it's not exactly life changing now, is it?[/QUOTE]
You can't say it's not life changing when you've been playing excessively for the past years, resulting in all kinda difficulties like social awkwardness or whatever the fuck.
RPG's have more or less shaped the way I solve things
[QUOTE=Rolond Returns;33286228]damnit, thought it was gonna be about PC gamers[/QUOTE]
yeah i mean consoles definitely are not computers
[QUOTE=Wormy;33288808] Also, not sure why, but i have noticed that i sometimes can't speak very clearly. Can that be related to too much gaming aswell? I have no idea, but it could.[/QUOTE]
Not likely. A lot of people have that issue, including those who have never touched a game. It has everything to do with your confidence in that situation, and knowledge of what you are talking about.
Even so, people stumble on their words all the time, you see it from news anchors on tv, teachers and professors in school, and anyone who publicly speaks as well.
Not uncommon. Speaking is indeed a skill.
[QUOTE=Wormy;33288808]Though it can give you epilepsy. I sometimes have the urge to shake my hands and do some weird stuff. I think they are related to epilepsy. Also, not sure why, but i have noticed that i sometimes can't speak very clearly. Can that be related to too much gaming aswell? I have no idea, but it could.[/QUOTE]
If experience those symptoms, I think you should just go to the doctor to be safe. You can never be too safe.
improved reasoning? no wonder i always make the morally correct choice in skyrim
[QUOTE=Trogdon;33289228]improved reasoning? no wonder i always make the morally correct choice in skyrim[/QUOTE]
Still does not explain why others kill and strip ever killable character in the game, lol.
Neither the study nor BBC drew any conclusions about videogames.
The two mentioned hypotheses were that videogames either caused a larger reward center in the brain or that [I]a larger reward center caused people to play more videogames.[/I]
Either way, frequent gamers are likely to be more susceptible to addiction, which would mean a lot to this community.
PC gamers +20% intelligence
Console gamers -40% savings
[QUOTE=Rubs10;33290416]Neither the study nor BBC drew any conclusions about videogames.
The two mentioned hypotheses were that videogames either caused a larger reward center in the brain or that [I]a larger reward center caused people to play more videogames.[/I]
Either way, frequent gamers are likely to be more susceptible to addiction, which would mean a lot to this community.[/QUOTE]
I'd say the latter would be more likely.
[QUOTE=lolo;33290690]PC gamers +20% intelligence
Console gamers -40% savings[/QUOTE]
You didn't even read it. This has nothing to do with intelligence. This is [I]bad for PC and console gamers[/I].
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