Pac Man Nostalgia Helps Enhance Memory?

Thanks to icWales, who have a brief report revealing claims that playing classic videogames can help enhance your memory. The report reveals: "Researchers found that playing video games such as Pac Man and Space Invaders induced a 'positive emotional state' connected to a past happy memory. That in turn increased the players' focus, attention and memory." Apparently, the more oldschool the game, the better the results, since the unattributed, rather bizarre survey claims: "Games from the 1980s triggered the biggest improvement in memory, followed by games from the 1990s."

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Nostalgia in out old age

[glassesmonkey]

It occurs to me from this article on a bigger implication of our loving fond memories of the arcade. A lot of research on Alzheimer's suggest you let people 'live' in an earlier era in their memory. That means for us when we get old they can just put us in front of the table top asteroids and Ms. PacMan and enjoy the happiness on our faces. (Assuming carpal-tunnel hasn't rendered us gimpy)

Studies also show...

[Bob Cat - NYMPHS]

that /. will post ANYTHING when it's the middle of the night in the US, just to annoy its readers living in other time zones.

Can you imagine, it's lunchtime in New Dehli, and you eagerly go to /. to read up on 'Stuff that Matters' and you see THIS.

Proof...

[sammaffei]

I just played Donkey Kong on MAME...

Now, I remember where I put my hammer.

I also found my girfriend's purse and umbrella.