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Titles listThe effect of action video game playing on sensorimotor learning: Evidence from a movement tracking task
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The effect of action video game playing on sensorimotor learning: Evidence from a movement tracking task |
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| Published in | Human Movement Science. 2014, vol. 38, p. 152-162 | |
| Abstract | Research on the impact of action video game playing has revealed performance advantages on a wide range of perceptual and cogni- tive tasks. It is not known, however, if playing such games confers similar advantages in sensorimotor learning. To address this issue, the present study used a manual motion-tracking task that allowed for a sensitive measure of both accuracy and improvement over time. When the target motion pattern was consistent over trials, gamers improved with a faster rate and eventually outperformed non-gamers. Performance between the two groups, however, did not differ initially. When the target motion was inconsistent, changing on every trial, results revealed no difference between gamers and non-gamers. Together, our findings suggest that video game playing confers no reliable benefit in sensorimotor control, but it does enhance sensorimotor learning, enabling superior per- formance in tasks with consistent and predictable structure. | |
| Keywords | Action video games — Manual motion tracking — Plasticity | |
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Article (Published version) (794 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE Other version: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0167945714001584 |
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| Research group | Neuroscience cognitive | |
| Citation (ISO format) | GOZLI, Davood G., BAVELIER, Daphné, PRATT, Jay. The effect of action video game playing on sensorimotor learning: Evidence from a movement tracking task. In: Human Movement Science, 2014, vol. 38, p. 152-162. doi: 10.1016/j.humov.2014.09.004 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:84311 |
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