Just how expert are “expert” video-game players? Assessing the experience and expertise of video-game players across “action” video-game genres

Frontiers in Psychology

Andrew J. Latham¹ 

关键词: video games;    expertise;    cognitive training;    transfer of training;    perceptual learning;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00941

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Video-game play (particularly “action” video-games) holds exciting promise as an activity that may provide generalized enhancement to a wide range of perceptual and cognitive abilities (for review see Latham et al., 2013a). However, in this article we make the case that to assess accurately the effects of video-game play researchers must better characterize video-game experience and expertise. This requires a more precise and objective assessment of an individual's video-game history and skill level, and making finer distinctions between video-games that fall under the umbrella of “action” games. Failure to consider these factors may partly be responsible for mixed findings (see Boot et al., 2011).

【 授权许可】

CC BY