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I have better depth perception and peripheral vision than anyone i've run into, even better than snot kids these days who grew up on xbox. #army
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video games (at least FPS) have been proven to expand both depth and peripheral vision.
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I have better than 20/20 vision, but I have friends that aren't gamers who will see the smallest animal (frog, turtle, snake, etc...) on a path when I didn't even have a clue it was there when we walked by it.
They are country boys that are used to hunting or tracking animals to play with, and they just have that natural instinct to look at everything around them rather than focus on one 'objective'.
I'm sure a gamer would be much better piloting a UAV and watching the screen for anything of importance, but for the general 'walk' around awareness, my experience would go hand-in-hand with these results.
But like doubtful said, anecdote != data. #army
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spot on for peripheral vision though, i don't see how anyone playing on even a 60" screen from more than 4' away could even begin to make the argument that gaming improves peripheral vision with a straight face. here's a tip @fxsoap: peripheral vision? that's everything you can see that isn't on the screen. yeah, i'm real sure games improve how well you can focus on that. checking someone out without them noticing, on the other hand, 100% peripheral vision. so the army should obviously be hiring lecherous hunters from the country. #army
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So with the training you MUST go through in order to be successful and see these things, wouldn't it make sense that you are learning to notice things outside of the normal field of view? #army
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Because we draw on our past experience to guide us in our present, those with applicable experience in real life 3d simply have better experience to draw upon than those with applicable experience in 2d.
Additionally, the 3d world is not fixed. Details in a gaming environment are overlooked because they're constant. Once they are learned, they are ignored. #army
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Other than saving your own life.
You know, like a small token that says "50 points: You shaved your own life." #army
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The 3d you see is an illusion created by how your brain interprets the data.
This is why 3d movies make some people sick. Their eyes and their brain are 'disagreeing'.
Protip: This is also why people get seasick. Their inner ear balance center and the eyes are sending mixed signals to your brain. #army
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I, and none of my gamer buddies, spotted any of the IED's on the training lanes, but other people didn't really seem to have any issues. It could just be a case of looking in the wrong places at the wrong times, but it's still a little strange to see this on here the day after the training.
IED = improvised explosive device, btw, if you didn't know. #army
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Same sort of thing right? #army
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I just found the perfect title for my imaginary debut rap-album. #army
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But I think the Sgt. Major's observation only scratches the surface of the problem.
Videogames have a history of rewarding speedy play over careful play, especially in action games with recharging health bars. In most modern first-person shooters, fearless rambos can take a glancing hit from an explosive and keep sprinting to push the offensive.
And then there's attack pattern recognition, knowing enemy spawn points, and a lack of any kind of real lull in the action. We're mentally trained to only focus on game behavior and objectives, relegating everything else to "a part of the stage".
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Ironically, a situation where casual gamers should have an edge. #army
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By god I'll be ready to serve America. #army
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