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Video Games Boost Visual Skills

cmburns69 writes "A new study published in Nature Magazine (MSNBC summary) suggests that playing action games improves visual skills. Among other things, young adults who played action games such as Grand Theft Auto and Medal of Honor regularly could track up to five objects at a time - 30% more than non-players. Apparently, the game type is important, as ten hours of the block-rotating game Tetris failed to improve test scores."

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  1. So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does masturbation?

  2. Hmmmmmm I don't know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First posty or Third no more than 5th I am sure. Bow down to me. Gay people drive bad.

  3. my leet action game skills by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    let me get first post!

  4. worlds craziest first post: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    then the goatse had me by the balls he stuck a finger into my anus and started to pull by then my anus was the size of a baseball no goatse no i cried but he was too strong to resist i soon became aroused and grew a raging hardon goatse offered me his ass as he kept stretching mine i tried to fuck him but the gaping hole was just too damn loose by now i could feel my ass being stretched to gigantic porportions he wouldnt stop until i had the same diameter has he a minute later he stuck his entire head up in my anal cavaty and started to pump away his cock in hand i started to jerk away as i began to climax we both blew our loads onto the little girl who was watching us the whole time being on the back of a buss youd think people would notice but the only one who cared was that little girl of no more than 10

  5. Not speaking of visual skills by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wild Things! is on VH1... mmmm... Denise Richards.... all wet.

  6. FUCK SLASHDOT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Last post! Fuck Aibo!

    1. Re:FUCK SLASHDOT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yeah, and the little dog too!

  7. Re:first post! and an actual comment! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Maybe next life.
    Sorry kid, the good news is you can now commit suicide without shame.

  8. Re:How true.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    this one time i was at band camp

  9. Re:first post! and an actual comment! by swordboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    p.s. first post!

    If only...

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