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For those who choose to play brain games regardless, recent research suggests that playing some video games developed solely for fun may be as effective, or more, than those developed for cognitive self-improvement. Scientists at Florida State University randomly assigned 77 undergraduates to play either Lumosity or the popular video game Portal 2, in which players take on the roles of robots to solve interactive puzzles to face off against a “lethally inventive, power-mad A.I. named GLaDOS.” After 8 hours of play, Portal 2 players scored higher than Lumosity players on three standard cognitive tests of problem-solving and spatial skill, and Lumosity players “showed no gains on any measure,” the team reported online this summer in Computers & Education.
But can the game players find their way home driving a car when they turn 16?
No, because when driving around with their parents in the family car, they always have their head down looking at the video game. They never learn directions by looking out the window.
Next time you have driven somewhere in the car with the kids, ask them to tell you how to get back home!
that is one of the big advantages of growing up and learning to drive in the era before GPS systems. i very rarely get lost, and when i do i usually find my way back very quickly. my "GPS" system back then was a rand mcnally road atlas.
that is one of the big advantages of growing up and learning to drive in the era before GPS systems. i very rarely get lost, and when i do i usually find my way back very quickly. my "GPS" system back then was a rand mcnally road atlas.
I can't even read a map.
The GPS has revolutionized my life.
I wish they had a walking version.
I can't even read a map.
The GPS has revolutionized my life.
I wish they had a walking version.
map reading is simple. including topographical maps. so far the only person better at map reading than me is my brother. put the two of us together anywhere in the world, and give us some maps of the area, and give us a destination, and we will find the place we need to get to, even if we dont understand the language.
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