Increasing Speed of Processing With Action Video Games

In many everyday situations, speed is of the essence. However, fast decisions typically mean more mistakes. To this day, it remains unknown whether reaction times can be reduced with appropriate training, within one individual, across a range of tasks, and without compromising accuracy. Here we revi...

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Published in:Current directions in psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society 2009-12, Vol.18 (6), p.321-326
Main Authors: Dye, Matthew W.G., Green, C. Shawn, Bavelier, Daphne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Cognition
Computer & video games
Control groups
Games
Human performance
Information processing
Memory
Motor ability
Older adults
Perceptual localization
Training
Video games
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Summary:In many everyday situations, speed is of the essence. However, fast decisions typically mean more mistakes. To this day, it remains unknown whether reaction times can be reduced with appropriate training, within one individual, across a range of tasks, and without compromising accuracy. Here we review evidence that the very act of playing action video games significantly reduces reaction times without sacrificing accuracy. Critically, this increase in speed is observed across various tasks beyond game situations. Video gaming may therefore provide an efficient training regimen to induce a general speeding of perceptual reaction times without decreases in accuracy of performance.
ISSN:0963-7214
1467-8721
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01660.x