Do Action Video Games Improve Perception and Cognition?

Frontiers in Psychology

Walter R. Boot¹ 

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

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00226

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Frequent action video game players often outperform non-gamers on measures of perception and cognition, and some studies find that video game practice enhances those abilities. The possibility that video game training transfers broadly to other aspects of cognition is exciting because training on one task rarely improves performance on others. At first glance, the cumulative evidence suggests a strong relationship between gaming experience and other cognitive abilities, but methodological shortcomings call that conclusion into question. We discuss these pitfalls, identify how existing studies succeed or fail in overcoming them, and provide guidelines for more definitive tests of the effects of gaming on cognition.

【 授权许可】

CC BY