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Prior video game exposure and ureteroscopic skill: correlation or coincidence?
Martin Charles van Rooyen1, Nabeela Sujee2, Ahmed Adam3
1Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, 17 Jubilee Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa. martin.vanrooyen@wits.ac.za.
World Journal of Urology
|December 8, 2025
Summary
Prior video game experience significantly improves ureteroscopic performance in students. This suggests gaming may enhance the psychomotor skills crucial for urological procedures.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Surgical Education
- Human Factors
Background:
- Simulation-based training is common in surgery.
- Urology lacks specific data on factors enhancing surgical aptitude.
- Video games may improve visuomotor and cognitive skills relevant to urology.
Purpose of the Study:
- Compare ureteroscopic performance between students with and without video game experience.
- Evaluate the association between gaming habits and ureteroscopic task performance.
Main Methods:
- Prospective study of undergraduates with no prior ureteroscopic experience.
- Demographics and gaming history questionnaire administered.
- Participants played tablet and smartphone games.
- Performed diagnostic ureteroscopic and stone extraction tasks on a bench model.
- Recorded completion times and game high scores.
Main Results:
- Gamers (>3 h/week) outperformed non-gamers in ureteroscopic and video game tasks (p<0.01).
- Ureteroscopic performance correlated with years of gaming and peak weekly hours (p<0.01).
- Male participants outperformed females in all tasks (p<0.04).
Conclusions:
- Prior video game exposure is linked to better ureteroscopic performance.
- Video gaming may enhance psychomotor skills applicable to urology.
- Further research needed on transferable skills and other aptitude influences.
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