Video games were useful for surgeons

Several studies at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association found that video games can be a valuable tool for training surgeons. Were identified, and other virtues of this type of entertainment. The purpose of the two works at the University of Iowa was carried out, was to study the effects of video games on the skills of the surgeon. The first included 33 doctors, found that players complex surgical procedures such as laparoscopy perform 27% faster, while 37% fewer errors. The second study involved 303 surgeons who have tested the speed of sewing. It was found that those who played the game, the development of spatial thinking and dexterity to cope with the work much faster. Video includes researchers from the University Vikonsina analyzed the participants chat forums online game World of Warcraft. It turned out that 86% of players. Their information share for the task, and 56% showed a systematization and analysis of information on the scientific development This allowed the scientists to conclude that generate online games to scientific style of thinking by the participants. Scientists from Fordham University studied the effects of video games on the perception and learning of five-, six-and seventh-graders. To do this, 122 students spent asked to voice their thoughts for 20 minutes for the game that they do not play. For these statements, researchers evaluated the children's approach to new situations for them. It was found that younger students are more likely to specific short-term objectives in the process of learning like the game than the older, make more interested in the gameplay itself. According to head of Iowa study Douglas Gentile (Douglas Gentile), the results indicate that computer games are not "bad" or "good", but with the right approach can be a powerful teaching tool.