npr:
“Video game players are able to pick up very subtle, statistical irregularities in environments and use them to their advantage. And these same irregularities in environments are the things that help us guide our behaviors on a daily basis.”
-Brain researcher Jay Pratt, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, whose research on gamers suggest that playing video games can have potentially positive effects.
Well that’s not surprising. Think about all the prostitutes I know how to kill and how easy it is to stop on walking mushrooms! Like there was ever a doubt in anyone’s mind that there were positive effects.
Good article though.
(via elvis-shrugged)
