Article: Video games increase visual attention

Christiana Nelson
University Wire
09-30-2003
(Rocky Mountain Collegian) (U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Five-year-old Melody Brunswig plays GameBoy and computer games for fun and thinks that when she grows up there will be only one benefit to her playing habits.

"They make you so you can feel right," Brunswig said. "They make you so you are happy."

Yet, action video games could provide vast future benefits to players by sharpening visual skills and increasing visual attention, according to a study released by the University of Rochester in May 2003.

The study, conducted by Daphne Bavelier, found that playing games such as "Grand Theft Auto III," "Counter-Strike," "Crazy Taxi," "Halo" and ...

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