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Reputed surgeon Dr. James Clarence Rosser Jr. Plays Super Monkey Ball Co-authored study: Surgeons at least 3 hours/week 27% faster and made 37% fewer mistakes in surgeries. I am going to tell you how video games are good for you. I’m an expert. I’ve been gaming since I was 4
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Plays Super Monkey Ball • Co-authored study: • Surgeons at least 3 hours/week 27% faster and made 37% fewer mistakes in surgeries
I’m an expert • I’ve been gaming since I was 4 • Several gaming systems • Hundreds of games • Two gaming websites
Not just a waste of time • Not only are games fun, but… • Games can positively impact your life
Video games can improve your physical wellbeing • Video games improve vision and visuospatial abilities • Shawn Green and Daphne Bavelier of the National Institute of Health • Gamers vs. non-gamers
Video games can improve your physical wellbeing • Subjects matched shapes appearing in a series of circles with ones displayed at the side of screen • Gamers completed task faster
Video games can improve your physical wellbeing • Subjects asked to identify flashed symbol • Gamers more accurate and faster • Applies in real world – navigating traffic
Video games can improve your physical wellbeing • Video games cause weight loss • My dad lost 2 pounds a week playing Wii Tennis • Habit of eating when bored, forget
Video games can improve your physical wellbeing • Dr. Unnithan et al. (2006): • DDR met heart-rate standards for developing and maintaining cardiovascular fitness
Video games can improve your physical wellbeing • West Virginia putting DDR in all 765 schools to battle obesity
Video games can improve your mental wellbeing • Video games can treat mental disorders • Psychologist Michael Posner of Cornell University studied effect of games on ADD
Video games can improve your mental wellbeing • Those who played games showed significant improvement • I have ADD and I find that because gaming requires focus I develop this ability
Video games can improve your mental wellbeing • Video games improve job satisfaction and productivity • Professor Jeffrey Goldstein et al. (2003) studied game playing at insurance firm • Some forced to play games at work, other forced not to
Video games can improve your mental wellbeing • Gamers felt better about their jobs and worked more productively • I play video games as break • Relieve stress • Improve morale • Motivate harder work
Conclusion • Criticized, but little evidence of harm • Benefits demonstrated
They’re fun • Can be anyone • Holy Paladin • Futuristic cyborg marine • Can do anything • Build civilizations • Save the universe • Destroy it
Conclusion • Beneficial physically and mentally and provide countless hours of entertainment • Throw out misconceptions about games and give consideration and even praise they deserve
Bibliography • BBC News, March 2003. “Video Games ‘Good For You’” (viewed April 29, 2008) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2943280.stm • BBC News, November 2003. “Games at Work May be Good for You” (viewed April 29, 2008) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3247595.stm • Ben Silverman, Yahoo.com, April 2007. “Games are Good for You” (viewed April 29, 2008) http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/games-are-good-for-you/513460 • Michael Marriot, The New York Times, February 2005. “We Have to Operate, But Let’s Play First” (viewed April 29, 2008) http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/24/technology/circuits/24docs.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&ei=5070&en=2a6a39a7c52f5e90&ex=1177473600&oref=slogin • Unnithan, V. B., Houser, W., & Fernall, B (2000). “Evaluation of the energy cost of playing a dance simulation video game in overweight and non-overweight children and adolescents.” International Journal of Sports Medication, 27(10), 804-9.