On 07/06/2015 10:52 AM, Curt McNamara wrote:
http://blog.ted.com/7-talks-on-the-benefits-of-gaming/
In the lab, Bavelier and her team measure the impact of gameplay on the brain. While your mom might have told you that staring at screens will wreck your eyes, Bavelier’s lab actually found that playing 5 to 15 hours a week of video games correlates with better vision — and the ability to see more detail in the context of clutter.
Interesting coincidence. Periods when I do play (almost exclusively console), it's usually about 8-10 hours/week, perhaps split over 2-3 days. That's about all it takes before I'm sated. Turn based strategy games keep me involved for longer per playing episode. Action games tire me out (bore me) quicker. Social games (like WoW) mostly just irritate me because ... well, people are still people, even if they're dressed up as Orcs. I do sympathize with Marcus' lament about exploring FSMs. Social games are non-finite. And the good ones are nonlinear, as well. If I could only play exclusively with bots, instead of those irritating people. 8^) -- ⇔ glen ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
