Adults always prohibit children from playing games, in fact, children play games are beneficial, here we talk about the benefits of playing games.
Nine benefits of playing games Part 11, the game is like a stimulant for the brain
In order to better understand the impact of the game on the brain, the German researchers carried out a survey, they conducted a study on the 23 adults with an average age of 25 years old, so that they played 30 minutes a day for a period of 2 months Super Mario 64 game, while another group did not play the game at all. Using an MRI machine on both groups, they found that those who played the game had improved abilities in the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and cerebellum (which are responsible for spatial navigation, memory storage, strategic planning, and hands-on skills in humans, respectively).
Simone Kuhn, director of the study, said, "While previous research has shown that gamers have different brain structures, the current study directly shows a direct correlation between playing games and increased brain size. That is, specific areas of the brain can be trained by way of gaming."
Kuhn and her colleagues conducted this research in order to cure patients suffering from psychosis, which includes schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and Alzheimer's disease (i.e., dementia).
2. Strategy games can make you smarter
Last year, researchers in the UK found that special games can increase players' brain flexibility, especially strategy games, which scientists call the foundation of human intelligence.
The research, conducted at Queen Mary, University of London, and the University of London, conducted psychological tests before and after playing StarCraft or The Sims on 72 volunteers who played the games for a cumulative total of 40 hours over a six- to eight-week period. It found that testers who played StarCraft performed significantly better on psychological tests and had better speed and accuracy in completing flexibility cognitive tasks.
Researcher Brian Glass said, "What we need to understand now is why these games can make such a difference, and to understand whether these gains are permanent or transient. Once we understand that, it can be a clinical medical intervention for conditions like ADHD or traumatic brain injury.
3. Games can slow down aging
According to a survey last year by the University of Iowa, playing puzzle games for 2 hours a week can slow down mental decline caused by natural aging.
The survey included 681 people aged 50 and over who played 10 hours of a specific game to slow the decline of different abilities, in some cases by up to 7 years.
Jason Allaire, a professor of psychology at North Carolina State University, said, "Whether it's a particular game or a game like World of Warcraft, it requires a certain amount of `brainpower and ability, and every time you play a game like that it means exercising that brainpower and ability, and just like when you exercise your muscles, consistent regular exercise makes you more robust."
4. Playing games improves reading
Some people say that playing games is bad for children's brain development, but research from the University of Padua has found the opposite. Last year, Italian researchers found that playing fast-paced games improved the reading skills of dyslexic children.
The research team divided 7-13 year olds into 2 groups and had one group play a game called Rayman Raving Rabids, while the other group of children played a low-paced game. On a subsequent test of reading ability, the children who played the action game performed better and more accurately. The authors of the study said that the action games improved children's attention span, which is important for reading skills.
5. Young gamers perform better than interns in virtual surgery
In 2012, scientists at the University of Texas School of Medicine conducted an experiment comparing the performance of college gamers, university gamers, and interns in virtual surgery, and found that gamers performed better than interns in 32 different The results found that players outperformed interns in 32 different categories, and those categories included hand-eye coordination, stress control, and timing, to name a few.
College students who played 2 hours a day performed significantly better than college players (who played 4 hours a day), and far outperformed interns (who played the game almost infrequently), a process that is necessary for virtual surgery before real surgery can be performed. However, Sami Kilic, a professor at the University of Texas, suggests that medical students still need to focus on academic learning rather than virtual surgery. However, another independent survey found that shell doctors who played games for at least 3 hours a week had a 37% lower than average error rate in laparoscopic surgery.
6, games can relieve pain
In 2010, researchers told the American Pain Society's (American Pain Society) annual science and technology conference that games can link anxiety and pain from medications or chronic illnesses, especially games that focus on virtual reality. The survey found that being in a virtual game world while undergoing medical treatment or other conditions can dramatically reduce stress and fear. Additionally, burn victims can reduce their pain by 30-50% by playing games while taking medication.
Charles Friedman of the Pain Relief Center, referring to the Xbox Kinect and Wii, said that gaming keeps the brain busy, so attention is diverted from pain. And gaming also produces aminopolyphenols in the brain, which have a calming effect, reducing pain and discomfort and making people feel good.
7, FPS games can improve eyesight
According to the University of Rochester, a survey found in the game to the bad guys design, can be unexpected to improve the player's field of vision. In this survey, conducted in 2009, action gamers experienced shooters such as Call of Duty, while people with no experience of action games played The Sims 2, and it was found that shooters had a dramatic increase in 'contrast sensitivity', meaning that FPS games could improve their vision at night.
The researchers concluded that the positioning and aiming in the game exercised players' eyesight, and since the bad guys in the game appeared out of nowhere, the shooting game also helped players better analyze motion optics. The researchers concluded that action games can be an option for correcting poor eyesight.
8. Playing games can cure depression
While many people feel that games can cause mental illness, some surveys have shown that playing games can also cure mental illness.
In 2012, researchers in New Zealand conducted game therapy with teenagers suffering from depression, and the specially designed SPARX game provided more fun for the kids and was more effective than traditional counseling.
The sample population for the study was 168 teens, with an average age of 15, all of whom had previously sought help or experienced trouble with depression. Half of them were randomly selected to use traditional therapy, and the other half used a game-based approach. The teens who played the game did very well with the treatment, with 44% of SPARX players cured of depression, and only 26% of the teens who were only treated in the normal way got rid of their depression.
9. Gaming can help stroke victims make a full recovery
For stroke victims, treatment and recovery can be a long process. Finding a practical and fast-acting way to do this is crucial, and Debbie Rand of Tel Aviv University chose play therapy.
Stroke patients under 7 years old were divided into 2 groups, one receiving regular recovery training and the other playing only games (including devices such as Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii).
For occupational therapists like Rand, using gaming as a form of rehab works in many ways, and while patients in both groups improved their grip strength, those in the gaming group had better arm strength after treatment. Not only were the patients in the game group twice as good as the regular group at arm movement, but their activities were purposeful, rather than just repetitive exercises like the patients in the regular group.
"The effect on brain plasticity is positive when patients plan their movements and aim to accomplish specific goals," Rand said. Because games are fun and enjoyable, they are more conducive to patient recovery," he says.
Nine benefits of playing games Part 2
The benefits of playing games:
1, the game makes people smart
The game can exercise the people around the things faster to make a judgment thinking, and at the same time have a more sensitive reflection on things. Many games test the player's ability to observe and make decisive judgment choices.
2, the game can improve the efficiency
Playing games can improve the efficiency of many staff, according to the survey, many usually play games employees, in the work of the efficiency than the average employee to be higher.
3, the game can release the pressure
In the work life and work in the invisible pressure, the pressure will make a lot of people emotionally unstable, play the game can release the life and work pressure.
4, the game can kill time
A lot of people at home with nothing to do, the game is to eliminate the emptiness of their minds, but also to kill time.
The world is so big there are so many gamers, everyone has their own judgment and thinking, let us play the game happily!