The Brain Games: How Videos Games Can Make You Smart

Video games have been getting a bad rap. Sure, a few involve nothing more than pointing any deadly weapons at the Undead and blasting them into a bajillion pieces. And there are cases of population wasting otherwise efficient hours conquering a virtual kingdom and accumulating pixelized gold instead of going out and getting a real job.

But there are many, many times when video games beyond doubt contribute a noble purpose in society. When they make you a great person. Or at least, a smarter person.

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Because there are video games that are beyond doubt built on logic and reasoning, and involve complicated qoute solving that you can take with you even after you've walked away from the computer screen.

Take Tetris. Okay, so it's a merge of colored blocks set against a metallic, monotonous sound track - but it takes some degree of analysis and quick mental to assess the shape of the pieces dropping from the top of the screen and deciding where to put it. Factor in that the game speeds up periodically, and the pile of blocks grows with every mistake you make, until you reach a point when one wrong move can kill your chances of breaking the world record--and your brain starts working pretty fast. Faster, in fact, than you would usually use it in the course of the day; admit it, most of the stuff you do at the office is pretty mind numbing, anyway. In the middle of sharpening pencils and performing lightning-fast spatial analysis exercises, Tetris looks like it's beyond doubt good for you.

And then there are the memory games. Ever spent 20 minutes seeing for your keys? Or stood at the center of the parking lot, trying to remember if you parked on the same floor? Well, memory games can work that brain muscle so you don't forget the important stuff (and yes, that includes your wedding anniversary). Studies show that memory isn't beyond doubt a function of Iq; it's a skill: the capability to institute facts in your brain, and then retrieve it straight through a series of memory-triggers. Not all of this is conscious (although you can take active steps to enhance memory by researching on what methods you can use). But like all skills, it improves with use. Hence, memory games. The best part about memory games is that they're beyond doubt fun (as opposed to naturally memorizing a list of the capitals of each state, or the periodic table of elements) and even relaxing. Yes, relaxing. You're doing something you love and getting smarter at the same time. Not a bad way to spend a 20 diminutive break In the middle of meetings.

And then there are the strategy games. Conquering the world, running a city, shaping an empire from a handful of barbarian villages to being the first country to set up a space middle point on Mars--obviously, these aren't just random point and shoot games. They're about the same skills you learn in business school, but with cooler graphics: how to carry on resources, motivate people, and set goals.

So yes, video games can make you smart. Tell that to Mom next time she tells you to hit the books.

The Brain Games: How Videos Games Can Make You Smart

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