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- Title
Computer Games: A Double-Edged Sword?
- Authors
Sun, De-Lin; Ning Ma; Min Bao; Chen, Xang-Chuan; Zhang, Da-Ren
- Abstract
Excessive computer game playing (ECGP) has already become a serious social problem. However, limited data from experimental lab studies are available about the negative consequences of ECGP on players' cognitive characteristics. In the present study, we compared three groups of participants (current ECGP participants, previous ECGP participants, and control participants) on a Multiple Object Tracking (MOT) task. The previous ECGP participants performed significantly better than the control participants, which suggested a facilitation effect of computer games on visuospatial abilities. Moreover, the current ECGP participants performed significantly worse than the previous ECGP participants. This more important finding indicates that ECGP may be related to cognitive deficits. Implications of this study are discussed.
- Subjects
CHINA; VIDEO games; INTERNET addiction; GAMES &; psychology; UNILATERAL neglect; ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; SOCIAL problems
- Publication
CyberPsychology & Behavior, 2008, Vol 11, Issue 5, p545
- ISSN
1094-9313
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/cpb.2007.0145