On Jul 6, 2015 7:29 PM, "Marcus Daniels" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Usually the best way to develop a motor skill, or a particular kind of fitness, is to do that thing.
That's not strictly true. While it's true that you can't get good at some skill without doing it, it's also true that doing only that thing, overtraining on one activity, will make you worse at it. > I know how to drive, ... > > So in answer to my question, "Why would I want to play a game, instead of other things I do", the answer is, for me, I would not. You may have missed the age related aspect of my response. Yes you know how to drive. So does my 89 year old mother. But she never exercised her skills outside of driving. Had she done so, her range of competence at driving would have been larger. So I answered your question, I think. You would want to play the games that exercise your faculties so that you get better and retain those faculties. I'm not claiming any arbitrary video game will do that. (I've heard Luminosity isn't what they claim. ;-) But maybe some would help you stay competent at some things longer than you would otherwise be competent. Or maybe it's a huge waste of time. Hell, I don't know.
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