The effects of video game playing on attention, memory, and executive control.

By Walter R. Boot, A. Kramer, Daniel J. Simons, Monica Fabiani, Gabriele Gratton. Acta Psychologica, 2008

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Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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Enhanced Implicit Sequence Learning in College‐age Video Game Players and Musicians (2012, background): “While causality can only be demonstrated with training studies (Boot et al., 2008; Green & Bavelier, 2003, 2006), our findings suggest that there might be widespread effects of this experience beyond the specificity of the practiced activity.”
A systematic literature review of empirical evidence on computer games and serious games (2012, background): “Boot et al. (2008) Todeterminewhether(1)perceptualbene ﬁ tsof playing video games are restricted to visual and attentional tasks or whether improvements might be broader and evident in spatial processing, spatial memory, executive control and reasoning tasks; (2) video games practice could produce…”
Serious games as new educational tools: how effective are they? A meta-analysis of recent studies (2013, background): “Indeed, some authors considered subjects who received no training to constitute the control group (Boot et al. 2008; Lorant-Royer et al. 2010; Tanes & Cemalcilar 2010), whereas others trained the subjects in their control groups using penciland-paper backup material (Annetta et al. 2010; Knight et…”
Learning, attentional control and action video games (2012, background): “Using the multiple object tracking task, action game players can successfully track both more independently moving objects than non-video-game players as well as track the same number of objects at faster rates [58,68,73,75].”
Enhancing attention through training (2015, background): “There is more doubt that general improvement in all forms of attention or learning occurs with videogame training [14,15 ].”
Training attentional control and working memory - Is younger, better? (2012, background): “In those studies we have included, some have used a passive (wait-list) control group (in which control participants attend only two testing sessions, at pre-and post-test) whereas others have used an active control group (in which control participants attend for the same number of sessions and…”
The Pervasive Problem With Placebos in Psychology (2013, background): “These survey results also have implications for claims that Tetris training can improve spatial skills (Boot et al., 2008; De Lisi & Wolford, 2002; Okagaki & Frensch, 1994; Sims & Mayer, 2002).”
Systematic review of serious games for medical education and surgical skills training (2012, background): “Video games have been shown to increase visuospatial and attention skills 39 , 40 .”