Study finds high volume video gamers have more difficulty staying attentive
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 12:35
in Psychology & Sociology
Parents have long lectured their children about the mind-numbing effects of playing video games all day. And a new Iowa State University study has found that high volume action video game players -- those who play around 40 hours per week -- actually had more difficulty keeping focused on tasks requiring longer, more proactive attention than those who played video games less than a couple of hours a week.