Video games DO make you smarter.

Ok so i tried out for the scholars bowl team. And i was amazed at how many questions i knew.

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE NOT 100% ACCURATE due to my foggy memorey...

What is the name for a diving sphere attached to a cable - Bathysphere- Bioshock

What is newtons first law- An object in motion stays in motion- mass effect 2

What was the first comic book to feature the dark knight- Batman arkham asylum

What country is emilia romanga located in - italy - assassins creed II

What is the name of the building located in washing d.c that is home to many famous documents - National archives- fallout 3

What is the name of the 3 sisters who control people's lives in greek mythology- Fates- God of war

Which titan was forced to bear the punishment of carrying the weight of the world by zeus- Atlas- God of war chains of olympus

You can collect information the same way by reading a book. I don't think those are the reasons.

I totally agree like when rome:total war and medieval 2 came out i played em non stop and always read about the buildings and troops and then when i finally got to highschool i got A+s in my economics class thanks to managing my empires and A's in normal society and environment cause we had an assignment on Medieval times and we had to do a paper on it and i did the church through europe all thanks to my reading in medieval 2 and my grades in english went up cause of all the reading i've done of the games aswell

if video games do make you smarter its probably not for those reasons. dkdk999

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What is the name of the building located in washing d.c that is home to many famous documents - National archives- fallout 3

GrandTheftDog

Why would you be washing dry clothes?

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What is the name of the building located in washing d.c that is home to many famous documents - National archives- fallout 3

MasterBolt360

Why would you be washing dry clothes?

What is newtons first law- An object in motion stays in motion- mass effect 2

GrandTheftDog

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if video games do make you smarter its probably not for those reasons. dkdk999

No, you guys. He's right. After I got fired from my job at Red Lobster I had lots of free time to play Trauma Center. Now I am a surgeon.

You can collect information the same way by reading a book. I don't think those are the reasons.

ZIVX

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What is newtons first law- An object in motion stays in motion- mass effect 2

ZuluEcho14

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Video games are base on problem solving. A group of enemies; a problem. You need to take in the information. Then, you get come up with a plan even if it as hasty plan and use the plan. If the plan failed , you need to change the plan.

Wouldn't really necessarily state that it makes you "smarter". Those questions were more about"recalling" information... which isn't really all that demanding in comparison to questions that require much more cognitative thinking. Such as: utulizing theories or ideas or concepts to help answer a question.

An example would be: What is socialism? It's a question that requires the ability to "recall" information.

Now, if the question asked: "What defining characteristics of socialism are beneficial for a small country in comparison to capitalism? Uuse world examples." This question would require a much more cognitive thinking to be able to understand the term and apply in a real world issue, give examples, and effectively argue your decision.

play mgs you will learn so much

I learned a lot of English from games (not my first language).

Not only smarter, but they can give you faster reaction time and help you think diffrently.

After playing some games on the PC I can block or dodge any weapon coming towards me.

Faster than a ninja! i'm a gaming ninja!

After playing some games on the PC I can block or dodge any weapon coming towards me.

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After playing some games on the PC I can block or dodge any weapon coming towards me.

DoctorMozG

Priceless!!! :D

ahh u cant get this sorta humour off tv

Yeah, I've learned quite a few things from video games. Like there's a 50-year-old Italian plumber who gets bigger by touching mushrooms.