"By forcing players to simultaneously juggle a number of varied tasks, action video game playing pushes the limits of three rather different aspects of visual attention", the researchers wrote.
Given the right type of game, a child can be better eye-hand coordinated or learn creative puzzle-sloving skills. These skills come in handy later on in real life, whether for a surgeon performing a laparoscopy or for a mechanic fixing a motorcycle. Videogames can teach social skills too. Most role-playing games help players learn proper social behavior. Good behavior is rewarded and bad behavior punished.
Given the right type of game, a child can be better eye-hand coordinated or learn creative puzzle-sloving skills. These skills come in handy later on in real life, whether for a surgeon performing a laparoscopy or for a mechanic fixing a motorcycle. Videogames can teach social skills too. Most role-playing games help players learn proper social behavior. Good behavior is rewarded and bad behavior punished.