IF YOU thought computer games were an utter waste of time, think again. Gamers score off the charts in several standard vision tests, and the visual skills of non-gamers improve dramatically after just 10 hours of playing action games.
These visual skills translate into real-life activities, not just gaming, believes Daphne Bavelier of the Center for Visual Science at the University of Rochester in New York state, who carried out the research. They might help visual if not athletic performance in sports, for instance. A previous study also suggests that these skills are linked to driving ability.
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