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Actually, I'm not sure if I'd want my surgeon to be all twitchy from Halo.
This is interesting. I was under the impression that the whole "video games improve hand-eye coordination" thing had been debunked.
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I wonder how it would be debunked. I mean, almost anything a human does repeatedly becomes easier with practice. You'd think that manipulating fine controls with the hands in response to visual input wouldn't be an exception ...
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Thats why my mom lets me play video games. Her dream is for me to be a surgeon when i grow up.
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When I had an apendectomy as a six year old, I specially requested that my IV be moved so that I could use that hand for video games (the days of the original nintendo).
I always had very good hand eye coordination, I don't know if the massive amount of nintendo was the cause or not.
I do know that at the Teen center where I work now, there is one kid who has a phychiatrists subscription of an hour of video games every day to improve his concentration. Go figure.
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quote:I wonder how it would be debunked. I mean, almost anything a human does repeatedly becomes easier with practice. You'd think that manipulating fine controls with the hands in response to visual input wouldn't be an exception ...
Exactly. It always made sense to me too. I used that line while I was growing up. But I sorta remember hearing several years ago that it had been shown not to be the case. I could easily have been wrong.
It occurs to me that this experiment could simply show that engaging in some tactile activity before surgery could improve performance. It doesn't necessarily have to be video games. They should've had another control group build a house of cards or something.
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Or maybe just engaging in an activity requiring concentration.
I feel more ready to sit through really long exams if I've "practiced", as it were, focusing on one thing without a break. Like warming up before playing a soccer game, only with the mind...
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