Can Video Games Make You Smarter?

Are video games good for you?
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[ProtoMario]

That was great, wonderful evidence I wish existed when I was a child.

[masterchief]

who improved more vocabulary when playing video games

[kitsunefears]

time to tell this to every adult i know

[weebwubb]

parents: videogames are bad for you!
me: **shows this**
parents: hmmm... i smell
*D I S R E S P E C T*

[RadusVlog]

1:35 You gotta pump those numbers up! Those are rookie numbers!

[mack]

I need to show this to my teacher. he thinks that EVERY single kid on earth is obsessed with video games and constantly gives us lectures on "how video games will make you stupid." who thinks I should play this to my teacher?

[lavayuki]

I played a lot of RPGs with heavy dialogue. Video games boosted my English vocab way above the rest of the class when I was a kid and I knew a lot of words the other kids didn't, and then playing them in Japanese boosted my fluency faster than my peers. So from a language point of view games were a fantastic learning tool. Not sure about the rest though, I haven't noticed much

[haziqridzwan]

Now I get why my DAD never says that video games is bad for me
He said just don’t get addicted

[destroyercam]

I did awful at the color thing...






time to do more CoD

[disklosr]

When I was a child, Only games I was playing is tomb raider 3 and 4. For a person my age at that time those games were brutally hard for me, so it took me years to complete them and I played a decent hours each day. There was no hand handling in the game, no guides, no internet, nothing to help me. I got stuck in some places for months and I can't tell you how satisfied I was when I figure things out. I learned how to explore, how to remember paths I need to back track, I learned to dare to try crazy things, I learned to control my fears, to think out of the box and most importantly, I learned to never let go! Thank you lara croft for what you taught me.

[michaeljarvis]

Me:*watches video*

RUNS DOWNSTAIRS

*plays call of duty for hours*
Me:i feel smart

[NickLifts]

not just that. videogames can make you attached to characters and encourage deep emotional thought

[KB-vdwq]

I have to give a speech about this in my public speaking class tomorrow and all your information just helped me a lot! Thank you!

[jesuscrust]

5-10 Hours a week I play that much daily XD

[tspanda]

This video: Video games can make you smarter.





Me: MOM!!! I NEED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING!!!

[clay]

mom: get off those games and do something useful!
ME: but I'm *learning*

[mintythemostyoulleversee]

i tried showing this to my mom, but she only thinks things that come up in her facebook are real

[imStormr]

Like who learned English from videogames! :D

[nothing-svjc]

1:35
5-10 hours of gaming hehe
How cute

[deadhope]

for the one where it said red but was purple I yelled blue