Video Games and Human Motor Skills
Currently, video games are popular form of entertainment that has great impacts on
the human brain and behavior. Aside from being entertained it also serves as a hobby with
nice benefits to everyone playing video games. Active playing video games improves
coordination, motor and visual skills and boost performance due to what they accomplish
tasks.
Children who are active in video games they gain a particular skills to coordinate
incoming visual information using their motor skills. Video games improve children’s
sensitivity since video games require fast reflexes and high levels of visuomotor abilities.
Even in adults, active video games boost memory and improve cognitive
performance, reasoning and help individuals to get higher-order cognitive skills.
For example, game called flappy birds, this game need an extra careful not to touch
the tunnel or not letting the bird to fall down. The player needs to be more attentive and
maintain the flying bird. It improves cognitive skills of a player.
Thus playing video games promotes a wide range of cognitive skills and improves
fine motor skills especially to children. Video games are controlled training regimens
delivered in highly motivating behavioral contexts.
Currently, video games are popular form of entertainment that has great impacts on
the human brain and behavior. Aside from being entertained it also serves as a hobby with
nice benefits to everyone playing video games. Active playing video games improves
coordination, motor and visual skills and boost performance due to what they accomplish
tasks.
Children who are active in video games they gain a particular skills to coordinate
incoming visual information using their motor skills. Video games improve children’s
sensitivity since video games require fast reflexes and high levels of visuomotor abilities.
Even in adults, active video games boost memory and improve cognitive
performance, reasoning and help individuals to get higher-order cognitive skills.
For example, game called flappy birds, this game need an extra careful not to touch
the tunnel or not letting the bird to fall down. The player needs to be more attentive and
maintain the flying bird. It improves cognitive skills of a player.
Thus playing video games promotes a wide range of cognitive skills and improves
fine motor skills especially to children. Video games are controlled training regimens
delivered in highly motivating behavioral contexts.
