game Impact of gaming on real life skills

[Alamson]

Gaming is not a waste of time. Gaming helps players develop valuable skills that are useful in everyday life. The hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills developed from gaming can be useful in other areas such as surgery or sports. What skills have you developed through gaming?

 

[NatureFreak]

Though I haven't experienced that since I'm not in the military, report says that soldiers are often made to play shooting games regularly so that they can improve in their real life shooting skills.

 

[Yama]

Though I haven't experienced that since I'm not in the military, report says that soldiers are often made to play shooting games regularly so that they can improve in their real life shooting skills.

I am not sure whether soldiers are made to play shooting games regularly or not but I have read about some studies that analyzed soldiers' performance based on those who play games and those who do not play games. It turned out that the ones who played games performed better on field.

 

[Lord Severus]

I think it has three positive effects.

1. It increases dexterity in which the our fingers can perform fine movements. Infact, being a doctor, I know many physiotherapists who has successfully increased the dexterity of stroke patients who wanted to be rehabilitated occupationally.

2. It helps in increasing the focus. The idea being games require us to focus on a particular character in the field which is ladden with a plethora of objects intended to distract us.

3. Forming bonds with the gaming community helps to bring the value of socialisation into people.

 

[ActionAce]

Gaming has multiple beneficial effects and it can be used to develop our real-life abilities which can be of benefits to our everyday functioning. While playing video games I learned more effective problem-solving techniques together with advanced critical thinking strategies.