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Increasing Speed of Processing With Action Video Games

Authors :
Daphne Bavelier
Matthew W. G. Dye
C. Shawn Green
Source :
Current Directions in Psychological Science, Vol. 18, No 6 (2009) pp. 321-326
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, 2009.

Abstract

In many everyday situations, speed is of the essence. However, fast decisions typically mean more mistakes. To this day, it remains unknown whether reaction times can be reduced with appropriate training, within one individual, across a range of tasks, and without compromising accuracy. Here we review evidence that the very act of playing action video games significantly reduces reaction times without sacrificing accuracy. Critically, this increase in speed is observed across various tasks beyond game situations. Video gaming may therefore provide an efficient training regimen to induce a general speeding of perceptual reaction times without decreases in accuracy of performance.

Details

ISSN :
14678721 and 09637214
Volume :
18
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Current Directions in Psychological Science
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....423f77d1684abb34d3544b2c2af30c19
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01660.x