In other sports, the professional athlete doesn't just play that sport all the time in order to get really good - what he does is break down the skills involved and then work on them individually.
I'm experimenting with something similar myself. I'm running a little site(Video Game Trainer) where we try and break down video game playing into the fundamental skills, and then work on them individually. So for example, you work on your hand-eye coordination for a while, then you work on your reaction speed. It's early days at the moment - anyone got any suggestions for exercises etc?
I'm trying to put together a training community - one which takes you outside of the gaming environment, where you can focus on the individual skills involved in gaming, such as reaction speed, hand eye coordination etc.
This is what you do in other sports/games: you split up the skills involved, work on them individually, then work on the whole by actually playing the game. I'm experimenting with a similar concept at Video game trainer
I agree with the original poster - the world of online gaming is very hard to get into if you don't have much experience. What's needed is a way of levelling the playing field.
Aside from dissallowing cheats etc, one way I can think of improving the situation is by doing some training outside of the gaming environment before you go in and try your hand.
I have started a web site where I am trying to find ways of working on the individual skills involved in videogaming, such as hand-eye coordination, reaction speed, concentration etc. You train these focussed skills, then put the lot together when you actually go and play the game.
This is an experiment at this stage: worth a try I reckon! The site is at http://www.videogametrainer.com for anyone who's interested in helping.
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I'm experimenting with something similar myself. I'm running a little site(Video Game Trainer) where we try and break down video game playing into the fundamental skills, and then work on them individually. So for example, you work on your hand-eye coordination for a while, then you work on your reaction speed. It's early days at the moment - anyone got any suggestions for exercises etc?
This is what you do in other sports/games: you split up the skills involved, work on them individually, then work on the whole by actually playing the game. I'm experimenting with a similar concept at Video game trainer
I agree with the original poster - the world of online gaming is very hard to get into if you don't have much experience. What's needed is a way of levelling the playing field. Aside from dissallowing cheats etc, one way I can think of improving the situation is by doing some training outside of the gaming environment before you go in and try your hand. I have started a web site where I am trying to find ways of working on the individual skills involved in videogaming, such as hand-eye coordination, reaction speed, concentration etc. You train these focussed skills, then put the lot together when you actually go and play the game. This is an experiment at this stage: worth a try I reckon! The site is at http://www.videogametrainer.com for anyone who's interested in helping.