We have already read a lot about the impact of playing video games, especially on young people. Experts advise against aggressive, recommend mind games, are not entirely unanimous about the recommended time spent with game consoles, and so on. But we haven't read that playing video games has a positive effect on our job prospects, have we? At the University of Glasgow, they came to interesting conclusions.
For the research in which they are 36 students divided into two groups, standing computer science professor Matt Barr. The first group was a control group with 20 students, and the other 16 were asked to play 8 video games, which included Lara Croft, Borderlands 2 and Minecraft. We were supposed to play 14 hours in 8 weeks, and both groups are still filled out the questionnaire before and after the survey. The results showed that the group that played video games improved communication skills and get easier adjusted and figured it out. Barr claims that the aforementioned skills are actually 'played up', as many video games require the player to find different ways and paths to the goal. He even suggests taking up a game now and then Destiny, even though it is a shooting game.
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He added that he is aware that not every parent will probably be happy with his conclusions. However, there are may need to be taken into account.
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