Playing Computer games makes you smart

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2011/12/01/how-a-computer-game-is-reinventing-the-science-of-expertise-video/

Parents should let kids play moar.

Problem loading page. What?

I don't need to read. I learn English through games, lolololol~

Link broken?

blead wrote:

Link broken?

It was working fine today...
O_o

But it doesn't work for LXE.

Yeah looks like the link is broken, lol.

Locking this thread until further notice.

Addiction is bad.

Just saying.

LXE wrote:

Yeah looks like the link is broken, lol.

Locking this thread until further notice.

you can't lock threads, don't make it sound like you can

The link works for me. So I'll unlock this thread.

Shaftronics wrote:

Addiction is bad.

Just saying.

^
Yeah, ikr? But I guess the knowledge concerning the consequences of such behaviour are still new. At least they are here in our region. (ahueahueEUahueahue)

The internet is what makes you smart

xzpwnz wrote:

The internet is what makes you smart

Considering it clogs up your mind with Infoporn then yes.

What you're too ignorant to see is something like that is still making you smarter

xzpwnz wrote:

What you're too ignorant to see is that it's still making you smarter

xz, you're being too advanced for me to understand you.

i know English because of game you know? and lot of thing coming from game.

From what I see StarCraft II can develop your Multi-Tasking ability, thinking speed, Improvisational skills, strategy play, logic, and ability to play under stress.

Hey the link is back!

Some games do offer some vocabulary as well

for example i didn't know what "Apathy" meant until i was playing this Star W-um a game that is an RPG haha ^_^"

And also a few others

LXE wrote:

From what I see StarCraft II can develop your Multi-Tasking ability, thinking speed, Improvisational skills, strategy play, logic, and ability to play under stress.

and some people look at them and said "Why they so serious? it's just a game"
also when i talk something like DPS, DPM, Effectiveness, people look at me like im some kind of crazy scientist.

"It's just a game, why so serious?"

i hate this sentence so much............
*i remember when SC1 i learn how to micro macro and most of people i fight in LAN-Game told me i am cheat or hack.

Geki wrote:

Some games do offer some vocabulary as well

for example i didn't know what "Apathy" meant until i was playing this Star W-um a game that is an RPG haha ^_^"

And also a few others

the fact mostly of us here learn english (or engrish) start from games...

LXE wrote:

From what I see StarCraft II can develop your Multi-Tasking ability, thinking speed, Improvisational skills, strategy play, logic, and ability to play under stress.

mine...

Multi-Tasking ability : Good , im can even do 2 or 3 games at once , chat and lurking forums at same times
thinking speed : fail , im locked in same rountine reaction
Improvisational skills : none, stated above
strategy play : depend my team , im fail one on one
logic : lrn2play and level up from beginners to average user in less than 1 hour... sadly never can be pro...
ability to play under stress : ... what stress ? i never stress whatever lose or win... as long i got mah loot...

FreedomFighter wrote:

and some people look at them and said "Why they so serious? it's just a game"
also when i talk something like DPS, DPM, Effectiveness, people look at me like im some kind of crazy scientist.

"It's just a game, why so serious?"

i hate this sentence so much............
*i remember when SC1 i learn how to micro macro and most of people i fight in LAN-Game told me i am cheat or hack.

Knowledge is power... you might notice yourself doing better than ppl who said you are crazy scientist...

also... natural instict that all human hate lose... but only the gifted one can learn from losing and back standing up better...

Manhunt taught me the wonderful uses a toilet seat can have.