Posted on Feb 20, 2022
‘Call of Duty’ can make you a better sailor or Marine, according to science
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Next time your first sergeant tells you to stop no-scoping newbs in “Warzone,” you tell him or her that it’s actually making you a better Marine, the science proves it. Just kidding, listen to your first sergeant, but fans of first-person shooters can take comfort in knowing that the game actually makes you a faster learner where cognitive control and visual awareness are required.
‘Call of Duty’ can make you a better sailor or Marine, according to science
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What about the game that the US Army pushed out? I tried playing it years ago and gave it up as a lost cause.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."“Anyone who is in a position where they would benefit from greater than normal cognitive control, top-down attention, peripheral visual processing would benefit from playing action games, which are primarily first- and third-person shooter games,” said Dr. C. Shawn Green, a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison whose work studying the effect of video games on cognitive performance was supported by the Office of Naval Research.
“That’s obviously a huge set of individuals, from those involved in combat, to people like surgeons or pilots,” Green said in a recent Navy press release.
The Office of Naval Research wants to know more about this research so it can design training for Marines and sailors that will make them faster at processing information, explained Dr. Ray Perez, program officer at the office’s Warfighter Performance Department.
“Ten hours of video games can change the structure and organization of a person’s brain,” Perez said. “In the past few years we have gathered data through research that backs that up. The data will eventually be applied for training to enhance warfighter performance.”...
..."“Anyone who is in a position where they would benefit from greater than normal cognitive control, top-down attention, peripheral visual processing would benefit from playing action games, which are primarily first- and third-person shooter games,” said Dr. C. Shawn Green, a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison whose work studying the effect of video games on cognitive performance was supported by the Office of Naval Research.
“That’s obviously a huge set of individuals, from those involved in combat, to people like surgeons or pilots,” Green said in a recent Navy press release.
The Office of Naval Research wants to know more about this research so it can design training for Marines and sailors that will make them faster at processing information, explained Dr. Ray Perez, program officer at the office’s Warfighter Performance Department.
“Ten hours of video games can change the structure and organization of a person’s brain,” Perez said. “In the past few years we have gathered data through research that backs that up. The data will eventually be applied for training to enhance warfighter performance.”...
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