How Video Games Change Your Brain

[@maxgoldberg965]

I play video games to release stress but in the end I always end up more stressed than before.

[@gulfstreem5]

Same with me, if i play once in a while no problem but every day it kinda fucks your brain

[@topdogg1231]

you're doing it wrong then

[@swaglord7105]

Wot

[@walid1793]

You need to play my game ;) not wot cause that game makes you angry

[@maxgoldberg965]

Vandal my kd is fuqing 1.7

[@erikdk321]

0:00 "When Im playing Assasins Creed or *Call of Duty*..." Wait, I think I will have to stop you right there, mate.

[@vgpboss]

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[@Ostnizdasht206]

VGP And Doritos.

[@erikdk321]

***** Yeah, very true :3

[@RedTriangle53]

Scourge Gaming And lots of people love CoD. Liking a game doesn't necessitate it being an overall good game. I like a lot of flawed games for the sake of the story, or just the game's charm, even though the games in themselves are broken. AC has become a consumer ware. They half-assedly pump out a new game with the same mechanics each year, which ends up reducing the integrity of the first two. It's pretty much just like CoD, except they've been in the recycling industry for longer.

[@vgpboss]

Scourge Gaming Atheism, Linux and fedoras aren't bad either. But that doesn't make them exempt from dank memes.

[@sarahknight6627]

Sometimes when I'm driving in the real world and I see pedestrians; I have to remind myself that this isn't GTA5 and I can't just plow my car into them for shits and giggles.

[@bigmanjohnn2568]

lol

[@arjunbhinder2427]

Sarah Knight that's not healthy...

[@paytyler]

I thank GTA for my not being in prison for vehicular manslaughter. They even have big rigs in the games.

[@DanielMartinez-fn2hj]

Sarah Knight it's not gta your mentality ill

[@PeterDB90]

Or that it's not ok to just bump into and push out of the way the car in front of you so you can just pass through the red light because "who cares?". Then I remember that cops in real life will pull you over for that.

[@TwoCraZyEyes0]

Playing video games is better than just sitting on the couch watching TV doing nothing, at least with video games your brain is actually doing something

[@reckherdkek5685]

+Two_CraZy-EyEs Still not as good as going outside

[@Esradel]

+RECK HERD KEK depends on what you go outside for

[@neverforgettodofacepulls782]

+RECK HERD KEK Well what are you going outside for?

[@neverforgettodofacepulls782]

***** Lol

[@davidprietoo1678]

Mr_NarwhaL so that's the only thing you'll do?? Get a life, you deserve a bitch slap

[@iitzimmortal6074]

Video games also increase your reaction times.

[@trigyratepilot1787]

iiTz Immortal yup

[@jaymarten9199]

Apollo yea but that's actually doing something lol

[@mage4516]

Especially South park the stick of truth.

[@yuwheeler6468]

Especially if you play rainbow six siege

[@cokesz3533]

That's good what about eyesight

[@aqeiwwrgunaug4ne3]

we play games so much because reality is unbearable

[@BishopThe5th]

Apollo people in first world countries have problems too. Stop being a bitch

[@averagezoomer]

Apollo while we do have it better than some but sometimes life can be tough so it makes sense that he would say that reality is unbearable because it can be

[@barres5584]

I agree with Apollo, entitled infants need meteors.

[@DaisukidaioNihon]

Hey, man, don't take it personal. He's just stating many people's reality, it might not be his, but you're not wrong either. For example, I sort of fit your description, just that I live in a 3rd world country, I go to college, my dad's a business owner and stuff like that, and I have depression too. But I'm lately not playing videogames because I know there are better things than that (sometimes). And my depression gets released when I read a book (either the bible, book of mormon, fantasy novels -like The Book Eating Magician, etc.), when I get upset agains a certain subject and hit the notebooks so hard I score an A+ but the side effect is that I'm on fire desiring to pick a fight with my pillow or steam out in the Gym (My house with the floor and some push ups) and i'm moody the rest of the day or when I feel Inspired to do homework (Yet to learn how to trigger that one consciously and have an optimistic behaviour the rest of the day, even when mistreated by others.

[@09RetsamEdalb]

Apollo looks like someone doesn’t know how sadness works

[@Zohirul-Jewel]

Digital technology in general is changing our brains, not just video games.

[@kilroy987]

Repetitive private activities that promote isolation is a main brain changer, in my mind. Healthy human socialization is what we are wired best for, and we respond best to that.

[@brandonkey181]

Video games are totally fine; in moderation. Too much of anything is bad. Games are a fantastic hobby; almost irreplacable in their role in hobbies.

[@giannispsillias7964]

stop having your mind changed and rush B cyka

[@paulflint6254]

true

[@XxUltimateGamerXx]

That's true

[@youdrama6527]

Videogames dont make u agressive Lag Does Blame The Lag for all the Hulk smashes LOLOL

[@dtrizzle67]

lol

[@cakeycraftgaming859]

So true

[@ZXwalkers]

True dat

[@thekingofsuccess9130]

😂😂😂

[@samv663]

Oh my god that is so true😂😂

[@agriperma]

Science looks at gamers, and points at particular types of changes in relation to the type of game they play. But here is the problem, these players were attracted to that type of game for a reason. Why do some people prefer logic, puzzle type games and others like the quick twitch shoot em up games? what came first the chicken or the egg? maybe these people that like those puzzle games from the start are like that because their brains were already like this, I real reliable test of how games affect the brain would be to study identical twins, before and after gaming, and where one plays action type games and the other puzzle logical games. only then for sure would we know if gaming has any effect on the brain, or if these people were already like that before they started gaming. What about mature people?, I did not start playing MMO until I was in my late 30s never cared for console games. My personal experience is, that I am able to make faster decisions in RL. Another experiment that needs to be done is, with gamers vs. those that watch cat videos for the same amount of time. or watch tennis or golf on TV for over 3 hours a day. see what part of their brain gets developed clicking the remote.

[@Korokukanas]

Johnny Brewo Riven sitting right here in front of me....I have 2 copies :D with the cases.

[@ammoniha]

Brooks Yeager myst is the best, but i aslo love CSGO, ... wonder how my brain scan would go.

[@nashoba1836]

agriperma They need to look at people like me who to play logic platforming puzzle and action (not so much roleplay.)

[@instorymode]

agriperma This, I was thinking the same thing while watching this video.

[@Korokukanas]

ammonzing Yea Myst is better, it's harder and more original. Where as Riven kinda tries too hard, but it's still good too.

[@360firedevil]

But is it really bad to use landmarks to get around

[@ultrasuperkiller]

we'll bang okay yea, that´s what they said

[@360firedevil]

Jim Eriksson I know what they said, but I still don't see a problem with it, I say to each there own

[@ChocolateChipperoni]

we'll bang okay Depends the landscape you live in... If you live in more of an open area where there's not many landmarks, yeah... It's probably going to be a bad thing. But if you live in a city where there's a lot of landmarks, i guess it's not a bad thing. I personally think having a great amount of both is a really good thing, due to there being multiple routs to the same destination you're going to, you can use any rout you please if one rout is closed. I guess they both work together in a sense.

[@PurpleUnicorns32]

I think he was saying that the place learning is a more advanced way of learning. Not that one was better than the other, just how gamers and non-gamers brains view the world differently. But I may be wrong :p

[@ultrasuperkiller]

Heather martin yea, navigating by landmarks isn´t bad if you allready somewhat know the area but if you´re walking out in a new part of town the other method is better to find home for example. can't explain it well but i get it

[@thedeadmeme7463]

my teacher showed this to the class cuz we have to do a report and she censored half of the video just for the word alzhiemers and damn

[@Razer5542]

wrecked.

[@johncena7659]

the dead meme

[@Slurpified]

Got to love the deceiving world of school. Teachers expect you to stoop down to their levels.

[@chilldoge5127]

XD,that's sad

[@ToastedTomato-ej3fw]

???That’s nothing to censor???

[@ajinkyakamat2856]

0:19 those are rookie numbers

[@rudkiller7140]

Ajinkya Kamat u gotta pump those numbers up

[@Para-thema]

That number was for 1 person

[@Blue_Anzu]

I remember one day, early in the morning, on a school day, I was playing Minecraft, then when it was time to go to school, I got dressed brushed my teeth... etc., then I started walking to my bus stop, It was raining, and I literally tried to type, in real life, "/weather clear" (That's what you type in Minecraft to make it stop raining) then, I got confused for a second, then I realized I wasn't in Minecraft, so I laughed at myself a little, and continued walking to my bus stop, surprised that I tried to do that. I still remember that day, I remember it as if it was yesterday, it was one of the strangest days of my life.

[@RayyanBarakat]

TRUE... When I start playing a game for a lot of time like... It blends with my life for a few days it's f*cked

[@jenot7164]

It doesn't happen to me, am I doing something wrong?

[@Blue_Anzu]

Ciio You aren't playing it enough, for example, I'm literally on my computer all day every day, except for when I'm at school

[@jenot7164]

+Daniel Kauffman Sometimes I have to learn for school, so I don't play. If not I play 4 hours max on school days, on weekends I play twice that time.

[@kawaiiaudreyneko7962]

Once I blew some dudes head off then tried to reload my save before that. Lol that was a hoot to explain to the cops.

[@teaplant780]

i like video games because it just helps me get rid of stress about school and stuff

[@maycreer2529]

+opmc PLAYZ It's okay to play video games but we have to limit ourselves. We need to be aware of the negative effects of blue light. Too much exposure to digital screens can lead to eye damage. I was aware of eye strain resulting from spending hours in front of a computer screen, but for years I took great measures to protect my eyes with consistent breaks and exercise. My friend also recommended me an effective screen filter from ocushield. I've tried it recently and it works great especially at night time.

[@destinedtobedifferent9921]

+May Creer I read this as I have my phone exactly 3 inches from my face. With brightness at about 50%.

[@maycreer2529]

+BLUEDRAGONFLY Have you tried ocushield screen protector? I've tried it on my macbook and iphone. I find it helpful and convenient to use.

[@destinedtobedifferent9921]

+May Creer Well the thing is, I can't tell a difference in my vision after using it. I have noticed my vision getting a little worse though, so I need new glasses.

[@FlammerGamer]

+opmc PLAYZ i like call of duty because you kill people lol :)

[@deraldlean8487]

so games make you smart at the cost of getting lost way easier. I can dig it.

[@Yahriel]

considering most people have smartphones now, I don't know that the whole "getting lost" thing is even a problem...

[@tjfiso6407]

Dependency...

[@Fettclone1]

My experiences have been in lock-step with that theory. I was born just as video games in general were becoming a thing and I've played a lot of them. I can adapt easily to new ideas and complex concepts, but I can't find my way out of a paper bag.

[@chaselauderback3266]

bull crap

[@giannispsillias7964]

yes but remeber not to get lost when you rush B cyka

[@travismeta3727]

Assassins creed 2 teached me how to speak Spanish in school, because of the subtitles

[@alwest4472]

I totally believe that, actually,

[@Smougda]

Im spanish. Im a native castillian speaker. Assassins Creed 2 teach me how speaks italian xd

[@Shadowmythx117]

I feel like playing video games now but I'm at school ;_; lol

[@bibiwastaken]

***** lol i am in summer now!!!!

[@Lightning-Shock]

***** i am at home and right now i gonna play a video game.

[@haZedxClanz]

Don't we all.

[@fatherofwar1203]

***** That got two likes? Seriously? Make that 5 -_-

[@BrandonSLockey]

Marcelo B bahahaha

[@Scklyic]

"99% of boys and 94% of girls under 18 play video games regularly" This is not a very good statistic considering this comes from a poll of 1,000 kids in a single area. Not nearly deep enough research to account for the millions of gamers worldwide.

[@reviewtechsquidward6954]

Scklyic They also count Mobil games in that.

[@jilyurmhmpily6243]

There aren't much more gamers especially in asia.

[@growing_boy]

+Scklyic Yeah, there is no way that is accurate.

[@sergystraystar9135]

Scklyic Yea most girls 18+ I know aren’t into games.

[@popinmo]

Scklyic yea because 94% is almost every one so I would expect every one I meet to play video games witch is not true

[@sebichai]

I have 40 days played on call of duty. Im still the smartest student in my class

[@sebichai]

no they are really lazy

[@ibraxiv-_-6653]

GamerGille I play video games so much And I still beat the other smart guy who never plays video games

[@squishysnipez1509]

Thats just sad bro

[@lil_foot_lettuce]

Those are rookie numbers kiddo

[@chilldoge5127]

Has your reaction time gotten faster?

[@unreal4929]

Basically what this video is about: fun games are bad for you and boring games are good for you

[@Rem_NL]

0:16 today I am Trace, at night is when I put on my high heels and become Tracy

[@TheOrangVegetal]

Rem NL fellow kekistanian. Shadilay to you

[@mikeyhartman2877]

I use to play gta so much at one point I saw a health and armor bar in my view for a day

[@exosisyphus]

Mikey Hartman omg man

[@darkproject3368]

wtf

[@eddie6109]

Some thing similar happened to me I was i n the car driving and I don't know why but I look for the GTA v map and I look down to see where i was lok

[@darkproject3368]

Scary

[@xXlakratoXx]

I drove on the left side of the road for playing too much sleeping dogs

[@lmaoshitt8566]

me: my stomach hurts... Dad: it's because UR playing to much me: omfg I got nosebleed again mom: UR playing to much me: WTF

[@grimriq5132]

Big relate m8

[@baconhair-dj3cj]

Ya that sucks man

[@koyahiraa]

Parents... THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND!

[@leothetomato9668]

Just saying video games change my brain in a good way like give me imagination,etc and I heard that it does not kill cells unless you do something like this rage,unsocial , no non game time, and skipping education and dropping in school because of a video game. And since I do all of that I am good😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@silverwing2781]

Well said. :D

[@themusicorumgamer6380]

Reaper_Tracer_ Films go read my comment your gonna be suprised

[@lmaon4084]

So you rage, are unsocial, got no non game time, skip education, and are a dropout?

[@roxydzey]

but mostly all of young people are just like that these days :D drugs and alcohol are out , games in.. :D all the time there must to be something what fucks up us, people

[@machinescapes]

It depends on which games. If you're playing smash, you can possibly become more aware of your surroundings, act quicker, etc. But if you're playing clash of clans, you are just running down your neurological capacity.

[@printedcafe8304]

That's irrelevant you make decisions quicker but what's the decision press fucking buttons and smash the stick. Gamers make decisions quicker but do they make the right decision? They usually have limited or 0 social skills so they don't know shit when it comes to a job or communicating with people face to face. The outcome of quick decisions is regret by the gamer and feeling as if "no one understands me" nonsense your just not well adjusted

[@eddypsnation]

l barbakle l I play video games all the time and I can do exactly what you said so quit assuming things.

[@actuallyillegal]

EddyxD he is just being stereotypical lol

[@dougsitter1038]

l barbakle l I assume you don't play games and are an old woman if you think gamers are all unsocial, most men play games, have you ever talked to a man

[@troxinium8410]

If your playing clash of clans, your developing a brain tumor

[@christianoliverio2109]

Ever since I started playing Counter-Strike, my real life reactions have gotten faster; I can catch things falling off the table before they hit the ground. If my family sees me, they can't believe how quickly I moved! Sometimes, I can't believe it either!

[@christianoliverio2109]

HiperHiv Dude, it's just a game that I play for fun. If you don't like what I do, and I don't know why you even care, then scram.

[@christianoliverio2109]

HiperHiv So, what you're trying to say is, Counter-Strike brainwashes people. . .? Enlighten me with these "studies" of yours. You assume that everyone who plays video games is addicted to them and plays constantly, and you assume I spend more than 5 hours a week playing simply because I commented that I like playing CS:GO. I'm not following your logic. I am further amazed you commented 8 minutes after I posted my previous comment. You're telling me to get a life when you clearly don't have anything better to do.

[@HiperHiv]

I just was online tho, it's not hard to figure it out.

[@0s0sXD]

ikr!

[@saltmage2435]

Thats still subjective.

[@Korajiyo]

Idk I feel like I use "Place learning" in video games and not "response learning". I can walk through a lot of maps blindfolded.

[@CactosS]

he say action games like would be csgo, overwatch etc

[@birdsqautchman1116]

if your doing something repetitively that doesn't require much effort it's probably bad for brain growth therefor if you Resident Evil 6 over and over again going through the same campaigns you're probably doing some damage to your brain

[@Korajiyo]

CactosS And you think I was refering to something else why?

[@modikanalanga7859]

I tell myself to stop playing games but I can't stop

[@thefurrybastard1964]

I think all the 'research' is showing is is just how little we understand how brains work and develop.

[@jollyroger1064]

Blah blah I don't give a fuck...I'm still playing video games. lol

[@ZombieMurdock667]

This explains why i get lost to the bathroom everyday. my pants are a mess.

[@leefarellfrancois7493]

U damn😂😂😂😂😂

[@BasePuma4007]

Playing online pvp shooters makes your reaction speed and your hand eye coordination increase noticeably. I surprise myself sometimes with the things I've started doing just instinctively.

[@Warcus861]

Im a gamer, an action gamer, And I can tell you that I NEVER get lost ANYWHERE that I have been before! I belive games have helped me to remember how a place is, cause in games I need to remember all the corners, shortcuts etc, meaning I allways know where things around me are.

[@supersaiyanblue2vegito835]

Really though you can get a photographic memory.

[@Wlodixpro]

I think that CSGO is one of the games that has a lot of real life benefits

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

I am still trying to figure out this new game called "Massasins Creed" anyone heard of it? 00:00 :P

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

***** I know what he meant, but I swear I heard an M lol

[@mikuramsay]

Lol

[@springevening_]

TheDaringPastry1313 me too

[@AlintraxAika]

+TheDaringPastry1313 LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@lockheart4425]

TheDaringPastry1313 its assassins creed

[@Cpt.PickHard]

some time when i play cs go it feels like im playing with chimpanzees

[@misho129]

I'm 35 years old. I used to be a huge gamer. Than one day I got an epiphany. I was spending this one life I have killing things in the virtual world 3-5 hours a day. Why? Why are so many games about killing? Our minds weren't meant to constantly absorb this. I would spend hours a day leveling up my characters in a fake world when I wasn't leveling myself up in the real world. We get a hit of dopamine every time we accomplish something in video games. But video games is a fake world. We're really not accomplishing anything. I got rid of all my games and I began to improve myself instead of improving a fake character.

[@abcrocks3780]

Omar it's just for entertainment..who are saying anyone to make video games thier lives ☺️ it's just a source of entertainment and stress buster nothing else..like if we watch tv movie.. that could be considered as waste of time...but can u work all day long. Without any break..that gives you happiness..so yeah it's just a game.. entertainment and fun

[@Vacced]

For me video games are a part of my life. If you really think about it, our character in a multiplayer game is not much different from us. If I was in the same situation as I were in a video game I would act the same in real life. Specially roleplaying games

[@michaelsaenz380]

I agree with you mostly, but videogames are actually a way I can create connections with people. It's a social activity for me, and for that I'm totally fine playing my games.

[@Dark-le3bn]

Love Conquers All you actually changed my life with this comment.! Thanks bud. May god bless you!

[@hobo5060]

How do you know even the real world isn't virtual yo?

[@fredbear8712]

Watching KZbin is making my brain hurt.

[@luukschouten9108]

me too

[@issacreampie7617]

Undertale 903 me too

[@selassieaspen9940]

issa creampie mee three

[@songokai2992]

This guy makes me lose more braincells than playing games

[@fredbear8712]

@@songokai2992 lol ikr

[@WAMProducties]

Lol in CS:GO I exactly know where I am in the map... There aren't really any big landmarks, I could see where somebody is if I look on the minimap, which only shows the passageways, no landmarks.

[@GMHannibal]

Wouter Damen What do you think callouts are for?

[@WAMProducties]

***** a location has a name, but "your friends house" is pretty much a name too amirite

[@zeratir7873]

Wouter Damen because its hard to find around...

[@cykablyat8010]

Wouter Damen You think thats anything? Put me in DayZ on Chernarus anywhere and i'll find my way to NW Airfield without a map or any significant landmarks.

[@hagalathekido]

Wouter Damen but in cs you LEARN the map, and donw have to navigate through big unknown areas.

[@Randomlumberjack]

That's strange because I'm a massive gamer and I always thought I could build a map in my head quite well,

[@ItzBlownHotDog]

I maybe play video games but I still focus on my homework.

[@kinleyprivett7105]

My knowledge in math has increased with all the codes and commands that I’ve learned from planning videos games. Along with my reflexes I’m able to stop something from falling onto the ground really fast

[@leanhanleleanah6929]

Hi

[@bozartspianoarchive3546]

bruh

[@rajasthanculture4015]

Yes yes

[@davidwhetzel9538]

The shout out to commander keen yaaaaahhhhh amazing.

[@TraceDominguez]

David Whetzel love that shit.

[@DaWheezel]

David Whetzel cool name, dude

[@downtownnikka]

I think it depends on your childhood, I personally grew up in the middle of the woods with nothing more than GI joes. I had a game boy for the longest time, but I would also leave it outside cause I would be to busy playing. Now I play them every day.. But some games do better than other. Fast Action games improve reflexes, sports games improve cooperation and team Understanding.. RPG improves economy comprehension, and over all patients.. The way I see it. Video games are hell of a lot better than sitting in front of the TV, at least we're engaged in something.. Not just tube zombie.

[@DaisukidaioNihon]

Yup, and the stuff regarding spacial awareness (about the stuff at getting lost) first: I'm a pro at not getting lost (and I have spent litteral days with action games). Second, I'm good at math (actually got an A in last high school exam in that subject). Third, my creativity levels rivals that of the author of Harry Potter (not as entertaining to read) Hunger games and with music I can write a whole book with coherence, original, and with never seen plot twists, depending on the message that the music transmits.

[@welhen9745]

@NoRobux God You're acting like everything falls apart because of video games, and keep in mind video games is not controlling you're/our mind it's our on decision.

[@BeansLive567]

I used to play once and a while but now I play everyday and I really need to stop, because I noticed its causing me to have lack of sleep

[@julianbangayan6116]

Video games have good effects if you have self control

[@GraeHall]

My issue is the compartmentalisation of logic/puzzle/platform distinct from action/rpg. Specifically, let's play Skyrim. Skyrim is an action-RPG where the game proper, and the meta-game of RPG elements both contain significant logical challenges. The game proper also contains a good spread of action, platforming, and puzzle challenges. Sure there are crappy paint-by-numbers corridor shooters that are on rails and present few challenges for their overbearing cinematics. However there are also wildly popular games that classify as action/rpg which are based around logic/puzzle/platform challenges which are based in open worlds that don't simply slot in to "navigating by landmarks" but also ingrain navigation by distance over time and create a large and dynamic mental map that is as rich and detailed or even more so as one you would create using public transport, driving, or riding a bicycle in real life. If you are going to perform studies on gamers and gaming, it's just as important to realise the diversity, and commonly mixed variety of challenges of the most popular game titles, as well as studying down strict genre lines. Because games don't honestly and readily fit that type of classification around which the studies were designed that were presented in this video. Not the fault of DNews, just a lack of quality in experimental design on behalf of the researchers. Especially given the obvious attention their results were intended to generate. Half assed science, half assed gaming. But still interesting regardless :D

[@EyeBallGamers]

what about adventure games like survival games

[@alanshaji9856]

I feel dizzy after playing video games for 1 sec

[@ghulamabbasmughal6537]

ONE DAY I WILL MAKE MY OWN GAMING COMPANY... LOL❤

[@szega861]

Maybe it's only me, but i got less aggressive playing stressful and violent video games in the past 20 years. I learned how to handle my anger. For example, I died about 2000 times in Dark Souls. First it was frustrating, than it became a challange, than i knew i can beat anything with observtion and patience. It was similar when i played multiplayer games like call of duty. I was frustrated when i got killed, but i got used to it and learned that it's just a game and i can move on. Now I'm a project manager at multinational company. Working under high stress due to time schedules, technical issues, chasing sales and such. I never feel like these things stress me. When i do the best i can, but still fucked up, i feel no anger or disappointment. I learn from it and go ahead. My colleagues and employees love me because im always calm, i can stay focused under stress. Partially thanks to the video games i still play!

[@reezyrehd6454]

Video games only change our brains for the BETTER! All in favor???

[@IntergaIactico]

Even if it was bad for the brain, let's be honest here, almost Everything in this world can somehow be bad for you.

[@reezyrehd6454]

I'll always be a gamer!

[@DefragOP]

"gamer" *internally cringes*

[@Potato-jy9ht]

Better

[@Scroteydada]

AlextheOG oi think of something shorter bot get out

[@Fascinations746]

It really actually depends how long and what type of game your playing

[@demonpride1975]

the problem with the cortex study, is they are going to get inconsistent results. unless they also study the same people after switch games.

[@1OMEGA111]

I wonder if its due to the extreme reliance on visual ques when trying to find your wsy about a game world? You dont really have the sense of existing in a 3d space when playing a game, so you rely on landmarks to find your way about the world, skyrim for instance, I could probably tell you about where you are by looking at the surrounding area, but not how many feet you'd have to go to get to a place from a location...

[@zeratir7873]

TheAmazing_OMEGA lol i make my own map in my head around the places ive been in real life i havent been lost once in my life... i still cant tell you how many feet there are to a specific location and i still need to look at maps all the times when playing games...

[@1OMEGA111]

zchr oh definitely i couldn't say, "go this direction and you'll get to whiterun" i could say "whiterun is a little to the south and a little to the east of here" but i'd have to look at a map if i wanted to get there xP

[@GhostwarGWPTC]

94% girls under 18 like videogammes but i could never find one...............the lucks

[@IntergaIactico]

Not all of them have mics.

[@Gaze73]

GhostwarGWPTC Playing Candy Crush 5 minutes a day counts as a "regular gamer" in such studies.

[@GhostwarGWPTC]

must be it XD

[@hagalathekido]

Gaze73 oh... i count gamer as about 2 hrs almost evry day,

[@walmarthoodies9647]

id say about 6 to 7 hours a day

[@DerekPK]

I got addicted to games. I lost my friends. I lost my school. I lost some brain cells. I got forbiden to play games. Now I can't play games anymore and i'm starting to get back some social skills.

[@admiraljetro8783]

Most games really sharpen your reaction time, I played quite a few games and my reactions are faster than normal

[@jfp521]

What if I play melee? A platform and action game! A-ha!

[@thelastgames1666]

You're right, mah boi

[@KaikaiDokeshii]

What if I play stuff about making friends?

[@najkraemer3117]

What, this aint true! I play ALOT! but my inner- compass is rather good. If i go somewhere ive never been I can still find my homes direction.

[@Sumerugeniusenjoyer]

I noticed whenever I play games, my mind could automatically form a stategy to win the games, task, defeat enemies, etc.

[@deathpaw1202]

I keep playing phones and someone change my brain to stop playing games

[@temeweckis]

So I have to play more Portal and less CS:GO? Well, I've stumbled across worse sentences.

[@screwheadtillid.i.e2453]

TKWeckroth so I should play less battlefield one and more gmod?

[@Mathdoesgamez]

So I noticed they listed RPGs under the reduced memory making catagory but in a good RPG like Dragon Age you have hours of lore behind 1 chacter, and if you are anything like me I take that lore and memorize it as soon as it comes up hoping it will be important later.

[@Crashandburn999]

Mathdoesgamez I don't think they understand what an rpg is. Chances are, they have it confused with games like Assassins creed or God of War.

[@Mathdoesgamez]

***** true xD

[@lanunjawa]

Mathdoesgamez Agreed. I particularly enjoy the challenge in speculating about the next games, because of the subtlety of Dragon Age lore. It's very much just putting together small bits of information to solve an entire puzzle, and I like that about lore-heavy games. It is sad that the same lore-heavy RPGs were grouped under the same category as action games, because they are so different in so many ways!

[@growing_boy]

+Crashandburn999 Assassains Creed is an RPG.

[@growing_boy]

***** RPG: A game that the player takes on a roll, and can interact with the world. Role:Assassin

[@slayerplayer3881]

Ive been a gamer my whole life and I never have any problems remembering the layout of real world locations. As long as you leave your room and go outside and navigate the worls on your own (driving) you shouldnt have any problems remembering your surroundings

[@skyty0]

Now I know why I have no sense of direction whatsoever

[@dmaster225]

LOL who cares about place learning when everyone just uses a GPS.

[@LemonHeisenbergWhite79]

dmaster225

[@TheClimbingBronyOldColt]

Then internet broke down, and people couldn't find their way back from the grocery store.

[@thatniggawale1153]

(10 years) some unknown source took down all satellite systems. The economy has experience a minor recession. Terrorist attacks all over the usa. Meanwhile your stuck at your local mcdonals because you didnt know de wae

[@FiggsNeughton]

It's so weird because if you get a group of people together, there's pretty much a one hundred percent chance that the gamers are going to be brighter and more creative than the non-gamers, and yet there's always new studies like this that say gamers' brains are shriveling into raisins and their development is stunted on every level. I swear I think this entire viewpoint is based on the fact that when a player is concentrating on a game, his face goes slack and he can't respond to questions because his concentration is elsewhere. For years this phenomenon has contributed to the dim-witted opinion "those video games will rot your brain!" because every dingaling who has trouble with abstract thinking has no idea that the slack-faced gamer is super involved in saving the world, solving a puzzle, killing a dangerous opponent, outwitting Skynet, building a civilization, exploring outer space, you name it... tldr: I think they cook the books and make this stuff up.

[@printedcafe8304]

People will tell you they value you opinion but they don't it's a competitive world nobody wants your logic or even considers a gamers opinion whilst in the mist of a large group you are the outsider who isn't well adjusted and will be forgotten you have to step up and compete with the big dogs not just offer up some peaceful opinion take the reins

[@dark-flare4735]

Welcome back to another episode of parents blaming it on the video game and not their bad parenting

[@biblefanatic2902]

This morning I had to delete my dream league soccer because it causes some symptom like depression,lack of sleep, headache

[@finexity5054]

I play a lot of skyrim and every time I'm about to do something dumb I try "save my game " and then I realize that it is real life and skyrim so I don't end up doing the dumb thing, I'm basically saying like imagine me going to the save button on the game and then a stop and realize it is real life

[@kingdavid7901]

ItzCrafting I use to have that same feeling with Gta San Andreas

[@finexity5054]

King David lol

[@aqsashock219]

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[@chilldoge5127]

I love that game.oh skyrim!oh wonderful,wonderful skyrim!

[@user-wv2rz1xj8x]

I know this is a old reply but I very slightly did that irl for about 1 week at one point.

[@brorkje1312]

You know what? I dont care.

[@alphasatari]

During holiday time : Playing games stressfree. During exam time : Playing games stressfully.

[@ritamsaini5170]

No matter what, I won't stop playing.....

[@megadebtor]

Hold it! Wait. . .what? They taught chimps. CHIMPS. to play a 'co-opperative videogame'. Make an effing video on that! There's not one piece of information in this vid that is more important than that. Or that this is just designed to make anyone feel bad for prefering final fantasy xv to effing super mario go.

[@jeanpaulblanchette2079]

MMORPGs help you though -huge world -in game economy (supply and demand)

[@TheDragonshadow1231]

+Jean Paul Blanchette HAHA You play MMORPGS 10 years ++ nowxxDDD.............. I;'m also WoW 6 years now Guild wars 2 you playing??

[@saltmage2435]

+TheDragonshadow1231 you're brain dead.

[@neverforgettodofacepulls782]

+TheDragonshadow1231 You're spelling and grammar is just all kinds of fucked up. I don't think you're playing the right kinds of games

[@saltmage2435]

Should be playin Hooked on Phonics.

[@parzival6625]

my mom told me to that playing games a lot will lead to drugs. so i start spending time outside and hanging out and then i start to do alcohol and smoking. from going outside. I wish i just stayed inside playing games.

[@nixonblount1234]

People who have sex with my mom: 1% Father 99% People who I play Call of Duty online with

[@DariushMJ]

StarCraft is somehow a mix... its both action-packed but also very strategic...

[@datdoughboy565]

The bottom line is that playing video games is probably vastly more stimulating to the brain than watching TV.

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

Seeker: Platformers are good for your brain. Nintendo: You hear that? Science tells you to buy more Mario games. Now off to it!

[@gingerbreadmanofficial]

Sometimes when I see security cameras my rainbow six instincts kick in and I panic for a sec

[@auslander2]

how playing video games change your brain. 1 better problem solver. 2 increased reaction time. 3 notice detail better. 4 higher iq. 5 outlet to terrible life. 6 better hand eye coordination. 7 (if you play racing games) better drivers. 8 better at relationships (if you play with other people online on games that require serious teamwork like csgo).

[@SCARLUIS-nk2sk]

I West all my life playing video games now i can't graduate high school 😔

[@DerekPK]

I quit high school.

[@manuelmonteiro583]

Well this never encouraged people to do important tasks in life because so much important time been misused this is my belief no matter what ,your body is like paralyzed for instance and there are many negative impacts in life .

[@lostandalive8981]

This is quite dumb. It's basically clickbait. The title says, "How Video Games Change Your Brain" but then they come to the conclusion that they don't know because too many studies are saying too many different things. So they don't know and aren't answering the question that people have when clicking on the video, so it's essentially clickbait.

[@Ponk_80]

Games have definitely not made us any smarter or happier.

[@leogaming-do8dv]

Games make you agressive?Say that Again!...I dare ya I DOUBLE DARE YA MODAFAKA

[@AngxlicSunsetYT]

leogaming 1 hmm, not at all aggressive.

[@Finferno00]

Hear that kids? Nintendo master race

[@lukes.854]

Dabbing Sniper And Cheerful Sniper awwww, keep youself safe! Thanks for being respectful!

[@captainamerica258]

Video games make people aggressive sometimes

[@andrewf7483]

Years of playing black ops 3 gave me lighting fast reflexes it's actually insane

[@Smilies-hb3mr]

brains dont change lol, video games makes you actualy smarter. And your reaction is also much faster then those watching TV only. video games makes you interact with body and mind at the same time. so playing video games is realy healty for everybody.

[@chukwudiokeymunonye7589]

Smilies2013 actually*

[@Jennis99]

I'd love to see some cod noobs play CS:GO

[@Ibrahimwentoff]

Don't let your parents watch this!

[@train_go_boom2065]

They won't care.

[@accountacaso362]

Lol my dad is 44 and he plays Assasins Creed,GTA 5 and The Sims 4,and my 63 years old grandma plays that shooting bubbles game,my 40 years old aunt plays Candy Crush Soda etc...Basically,my whole family plays game except my mom and my grandfather

[@ryan_the_overlord]

Third

[@aperson2591]

I agree that videogames can also improve our minds, But playing first person shooters all day long can destroy your brain and your vision My grades were horrible when i was addicted to video games, Then 3 months later i started having better and better grades. Study, you won´t regret it.

[@nadadenadak]

+Claudio Cunha Your grades where bad because you chose to play when you should study. The problem was your choices, not the game.

[@aperson2591]

***** Yes, it is also true, But videogames can actually make you lose your mind... If you get to the point when are completely addicted to videogames.. It gets really bad... It´s just like a drug, you just want to play, play and play. You can also get fat, diabetes, lose your vision and other related health conditions...

[@boingboingerson1649]

Life is about balance the fact that you were addicted to something is the problem not that it was video games you could have been addicted to anything and still ended up with the same result don't say oh I'm addicted to videogames so my grades are bad say I'm addicted to something and I fucked up

[@SlappedYaBud]

they don't change my mind, only change my rage.

[@amer4716]

video games make you aggressive but only when you have bad internet

[@meganmeservey1649]

When I play a video that's gets me frustrated , I realized my behavior and stop playing it . I only play games that make me calm , happy and it's enjoyable like Mario .

[@buckape]

Mario makes me mad as hell.,

[@someinternetguy1065]

ya right, whenever anybodys mad from playing a game the dont just suddenly stop being angry and play something else

[@rayleeyitlun1101]

Anything can make a person mad , even real world sports like football and basketball , you can be mad at ur basketball team mate for poor performance like you do in multiplayer online games

[@punani_slayer4209]

Megan Bloomfield sorry can't take u seriously with ur profile pic

[@vladgodoroja8889]

video games sucks, they run ur life

[@getrekm8993]

If you're shit at running your life they do

[@TheOrangVegetal]

Excuse me? When I was 8 years old, I learned English as my second language by playing videogames and chatting with people in videogames. Now my English is better than 90 percent of the school(teachers included) and i have special education that makes 60 percent of my classes in English because my English was exceptional.

[@Hazaroth]

If your life gets ruined by a video game you need to sort out your priorities

[@ioloiiuo]

yea

[@ncrveteranranger3502]

Vlad Godoroja I actually learned to speak different langauges because of videogames and I'm one of the best students in my class.

[@ggmr399]

Never play multi-player games because it's road to frustration

[@redoxam]

Whenever I get into a conversation with a boring person, I remember I can't type in disable in the console to escape.