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Altering perception: the case of action video gaming
Adrien Chopin1, Benoit Bediou1, Daphne Bavelier1
1Université de Genève, Switzerland.
Current Opinion in Psychology
|April 13, 2019
Summary
Playing action video games significantly enhances perceptual skills, particularly those involving the dorsal system and peripheral vision. Benefits emerge after approximately 20 hours of gameplay, potentially mediated by improved attentional control.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Human-Computer Interaction
Background:
- Cognitive fitness is linked to perceptual skills.
- Identifying interventions to enhance perception is crucial.
- Action video game play is a potential intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the impact of action video game play on perceptual skills.
- To explore potential mechanisms underlying these effects.
Main Methods:
- Review of cross-sectional studies on action video game players.
- Analysis of dose-response relationships.
- Consideration of proposed mediating mechanisms.
Main Results:
- Action video game players show enhanced perceptual skills (approx. 0.75 SD improvement).
- Improvements are most notable in dorsal system tasks and peripheral vision.
- Significant effects require at least 20 hours of gameplay.
Conclusions:
- Action video game play demonstrably enhances perception.
- Attentional control may mediate perceptual benefits.
- Further intervention studies are needed to establish causality.
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