Study claims playing FPS games improve vision

Posted Mar 30th 2009 11:00AM by John Callaham
Filed under: Culture, FPS

We've always laughed when certain lawyers or politcians have tried to push the theory that first person shooter games are "murder simulators" simply because playing a game with a mouse-keyboard combo or a gamepad can't possibly be the same as shooting an actual firearm. However a newly revealed study now claims playing such games can improve a person's vision.

Reuters reports that the study by the University of Rochester in New York showed that after playing games like Call of Duty 2 and Unreal Tournament 2004 gamers "saw significant improvements in their ability to notice subtle differences in shades of gray." That could help them when they drive at night. So perhaps getting a "nut shot" in Combat Arms can actually help your vision in real life, if not your aim.

Tags: call-of-duty-2, combat-arms, fps-games, fps-vision, unreal-tournament-2004

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Yeah, this makes sense. It even helps with peripheral vision. My cousin is always yelling about me looking at his screen when we play Halo, and well, I am, just not directly, lol.Posted at 6:01PM on Mar 30th 2009 by Action Bastard