Comments on: Time.com article on Anne’s research with Games & Aging http://humanfactorsblog.org/2009/07/13/time-com-article-on-annes-research-with-games-aging/ Not blaming the user since 2007! Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:04:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anne http://humanfactorsblog.org/2009/07/13/time-com-article-on-annes-research-with-games-aging/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 Anne Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:25:49 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=1052#comment-1010 Keith, we're doing a pilot test with WoW right now. The task analysis of that game showed a large amount of spatial and problem solving. Over a dozen adults over 60 played the game for two weeks for us, and we are analyzing the results. I'll put them up as soon as it's been published. :-) Keith, we’re doing a pilot test with WoW right now. The task analysis of that game showed a large amount of spatial and problem solving. Over a dozen adults over 60 played the game for two weeks for us, and we are analyzing the results. I’ll put them up as soon as it’s been published. :-)

]]> By: Keith Dowd http://humanfactorsblog.org/2009/07/13/time-com-article-on-annes-research-with-games-aging/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 Keith Dowd Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:29:45 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=1052#comment-1005 I find this research to be very interesting and a breath of fresh air, especially since video games have been beat with a stick in recent years due to all the hype surrounding their influence on aggressive behavior. It's also wonderful that granting institutions have finally realized that video games could in fact improve the physical and mental capabilities of the players who play them, so much so that they are willing to invest a considerable amount of money to investigate them. So congratulations all around! I checked out your website (gainsthroughgaming.com) and noticed that you are exploring the possibility that playing World of Warcraft may also improve cognitive performance in older adults. If you don't mind me asking, in what ways do you believe WoW can improve performance? I find this research to be very interesting and a breath of fresh air, especially since video games have been beat with a stick in recent years due to all the hype surrounding their influence on aggressive behavior. It’s also wonderful that granting institutions have finally realized that video games could in fact improve the physical and mental capabilities of the players who play them, so much so that they are willing to invest a considerable amount of money to investigate them. So congratulations all around!

I checked out your website (gainsthroughgaming.com) and noticed that you are exploring the possibility that playing World of Warcraft may also improve cognitive performance in older adults. If you don’t mind me asking, in what ways do you believe WoW can improve performance?

]]> By: Eric Shaver http://humanfactorsblog.org/2009/07/13/time-com-article-on-annes-research-with-games-aging/comment-page-1/#comment-1656 Eric Shaver Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:35:34 +0000 http://humanfactorsblog.org/?p=1052#comment-1656 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">@TIME article "Can Gaming Slow Mental Decline in the Elderly?" http://bit.ly/6sVnf (via @hfblog - http://bit.ly/wDWCz)</span></span> @TIME article "Can Gaming Slow Mental Decline in the Elderly?" http://bit.ly/6sVnf (via @hfblog – http://bit.ly/wDWCz)

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