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Citazione su psychologicalscience.org
La ricerca descritta nell'articolo "Does driving experience in video games count? Hazard anticipation and visual exploration of male gamers as function of driving experience." pubblicato su Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour è stata citata sul sito psychologicalscience.org
Evidence is mounting that playing video games may be one way for people to sharpen a number of cognitive skills.
One recent study found that older adults could significantly improve their ability to multi-task after playing a specially designed driving video game called NeuroRacer. Another study from researchers at the University of Rochester found that playing action-packed video games improved people’s ability to make quick decisions and ignore distractions.
But can hours spent hunched over a controller translate to real skills on the road?
In a recent study, psychological scientists Maria Rita Ciceri and Daniele Ruscio of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan compared the driving skills of avid gamers and experienced motorists to see whether commercially available racing games might help train players to look ahead for hazards.