Your brain on video games - Daphne Bavelier

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  • How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even action-packed shooter games, can help us learn, focus and, fascinatingly, multitask. (Filmed at TEDxCHUV.)
    Talk by Daphne Bavelier.

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  • @senapena1980
    @senapena1980 7 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    15 hours a week? More like 15 hours an hour

  • @tzellis
    @tzellis 10 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Lab research shows that playing Skyrim 10 hours a week helps you Fus Ro Dah cars out of the road to avoid accidents.

    • @TheKieranwells
      @TheKieranwells 10 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      As a scientist I can confirm this.

    • @thebestguyever6618
      @thebestguyever6618 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +kieran wells Um you're not you're like 10.

    • @TheKieranwells
      @TheKieranwells 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Best Guy EVER Am I?

    • @MarsLonsen
      @MarsLonsen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Tzell Sayra youre right

    • @speadpotz...951
      @speadpotz...951 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      10?? There's 168 hours in a week

  • @dragnatspl6991
    @dragnatspl6991 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    so my 3200 hours of tf2 playing did something? wow

  • @swardist
    @swardist 10 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    A problem with this is that the gamers they picked out could have very well been good gamers, by that i mean gamers that are naturally like this, you need good reflexes, good perception, and generally good attention to be good at that kind of game.

    • @tiny_rebel
      @tiny_rebel 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I would assume that generally you do not have middle aged men and women who, out of the blue, decide to pick up gaming. These are acquired skills through a lifetime of gaming. And, even if the data is self-fulfilling, this would still attest to the argument that video games do not have negative impacts on these areas, because the marks are still above the control group.

    • @swardist
      @swardist 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They also said that the multitaskers were self proclaimed and I not sure if that holds any merit

    • @steamknife1
      @steamknife1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dewl chemoHawl I actually belong to the generation that this presenter is talking about. So far she's spot on. She's correct about my my vision, my attention to details, my lack in multitasking ability and I would also add, I make logical decisions faster than average people. I don't believe I was born like this. I've been playing games since I was 5 and I loved basketball. I think my reflects were "trained" through gaming and sports.

    • @swardist
      @swardist 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Well okay then if you say so.
      I completely agree that games can have a positive affect, I just think the way they went about discovering it was flawed. "Correlation and causation", and all that stuff.

  • @popejo11
    @popejo11 8 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    10 hours Casuals

    • @primalrager2434
      @primalrager2434 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your pfp goes so well with this

    • @suhasop4919
      @suhasop4919 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@primalrager2434 ikr 😂😂😂😂

  • @Cxnfidence
    @Cxnfidence 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As soon as I saw the title I said out loud "oh, this will be good."

  • @BuffaloBuffaloQuasar
    @BuffaloBuffaloQuasar 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    My 8000 horus of CS:GO Payed off. :D

  • @Aaron4309
    @Aaron4309 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I am doing a bachelors of game design. And I approve this message.

    • @anamarvelo
      @anamarvelo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aaron Ward your in for a rouph, if rewarding carrear

    • @Aaron4309
      @Aaron4309 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Fancy hat yeah i dropped it. i love everything but coding does my head in.

    • @Aaron4309
      @Aaron4309 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Fancy hat im not but thanks for asking!
      If its any consolation i do enjoy writing and writing for games would be something else i wouldnt mind doing someday.

  • @sl840
    @sl840 10 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Your chocolate has arrived, it is called Minecraft.

    • @Luckyyshot
      @Luckyyshot 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Minecraft only helps the creative side of the brain (or that is what I believe anyway). Reason being that there's nooooo action in it what so ever.

    • @SoftBreadSoftware
      @SoftBreadSoftware 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Luckyshot There is no polar brain sides, each work together for all tasks.

    • @Luckyyshot
      @Luckyyshot 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Davis Ellwood
      Yeah I'm pretty sure that's what I meant, thx for explaining it :)
      Aya Bear
      Sry for not answering, not sure if I forgot to answer, or simply just ignored you, but yeah... Anyways, it wasn't meant as you interpreted it.

    • @tyler1234321
      @tyler1234321 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Luckyshot go exploring at night in survival mode and wait until you hear that unsettling hiss of an incoming creeper. thats action.

    • @Luckyyshot
      @Luckyyshot 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      tyler1234321
      No... That's more like a horror movie (since you know it's gonna blow some of your shit up) :P

  • @tarafulis
    @tarafulis 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I'm a 55 year old mom of seven children and play two mmo's.

    • @Luckyyshot
      @Luckyyshot 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like to see that older people take part of this community, but I myself can't see much you achieve from the average MMO other than maybe appreciation of using a lot of time to achieve something (but I'm not really a MMO gamer, and that might be why I have a hard time arguing for the pro's about it) :/

    • @anamarvelo
      @anamarvelo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      anita arnott what MMOs?
      im a 30 year old signe man, and i only ahve time to play 1

    • @scrimgamingchannel9573
      @scrimgamingchannel9573 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You the real MVP

  • @magzthepro
    @magzthepro 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Yea, I got bad vision (I can't focus my eyes well on distant objects) and it always was the same, even before I started video games! My parents blame it on video games of course. -_-

    • @xXMegaUltraNinjaXx
      @xXMegaUltraNinjaXx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Max Bond i blame it genetics, which is the parents fault.

    • @thebestguyever6618
      @thebestguyever6618 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Keegan “xXxMUNxXx” Oliver Umm Not really the parents fault and genetics come from the generations long before your parents so actually think a bit more before you make a statement.

    • @xXMegaUltraNinjaXx
      @xXMegaUltraNinjaXx 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Best Guy EVER the parents had the choice to procreate and pass down their shitty genes.

    • @S2Cents
      @S2Cents 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +The Best Guy EVER you too

  • @RoxxyKaosGG
    @RoxxyKaosGG 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This makes me feel better about being a gamer. I get straight A's, have a social life, and am physically healthy, so why is playing Battlefield on a constant basis so bad? I've never had the urge to shoot anyone in my life.

    • @DrankisDank
      @DrankisDank 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ***** The point is not to play games for the rest of your life. The point is this:
      Your brothers played video games in junior high and high school, and that probably made them better at what they do in the real world because it made their attention greater, and that time spent playing video games was time they were spending using their brain (to what end matters not in this case, it is still brain exercise). You said this to Kasha, "you're just some kid who plays video games."
      Guess what. So were your brothers ;-) Kasha said they have straight A's. Maybe they will grow up to be your oh-so-esteemed "pillar of society"
      Also, (completely unrelated) I find it slightly offensive that you so concretely define success. Success is relative, and a beautiful life may look different to your neighbor than it does to you. If my main goal in life is just to lead a humble existence, show genuine kindness and help to those around me, and raise my kids as best as I possibly can, does that make me a failure because I didn't join the army or own a non-profit organization?
      I don't think so, and you can ask those people around me for their opinion, too.
      Thanks for the conversation!

    • @DrankisDank
      @DrankisDank 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Alright. Glad we could have such a pleasant chat!
      Please, nobody else try and make an intelligent retort to reply to the gentleman above, as his views are clearly cemented in his poor head and he has adopted a fantastic attraction for internet arguments, probably from some deeply rooted personal issues. Not to mention that his two amazingly achieved siblings MUST be ever so proud of their brother and his tendencies to leave the most charming of comments on his favorite youtube videos, as seen here:
      screencast.com/t/TR46qrvfXjl
      Now then, let's all continue on about our everyday lives and hope that someone will be allowed to raise this man's offspring for him.

    • @DrankisDank
      @DrankisDank 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      I made a 4.0 this semester, made two 100's on my final exams, and wouldn't have been able to do it if I didn't have balance and a game to come home to after I had done my work. I am passionate about the gaming community and the brain exercise, and I kicked ass in some of the hardest classes at my University.
      Of course I know the dangers of over playing games. You can have too much of anything, and to bring this back to the subject of the video, she states that going on a binge is a bad thing to do.
      On the other hand, I also know first hand and am a great example that balance between gaming and work has given me the happiest and most fruitful semester of my life.

    • @RoxxyKaosGG
      @RoxxyKaosGG 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So, that comment was way too long to bother with. But, frankenbat, how much time do you waste on Facebook, TH-cam, Twitter, etc.? Because I bet it's the same amount of time I play videogames. And this video proves that my gaming is more beneficial than your social media obsession.

    • @123ilikefarts
      @123ilikefarts 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** You do realize you can get a job because of video games right? Game reviewer, game designer, script writer, etc. Full Sail University loves gamers. In addition to that, why do you have a problem with people escaping he real world for a short period of time? You're writing as if someone is addicted to playing games.

  • @Cheshipuss
    @Cheshipuss 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    She's rather disconcerting when it comes to research for such a topic. Also, why only action/shooters? There's a wide, WIDE variety of different genre's that apply a different method of thinking required to complete said games. She's overstating her research by considering it a study on gamers, when she has only actually brought forth information about one type of gamer. Even then, how old were the gamers tested? Age also has a great impact on results for something like this, too great of an impact.
    Far too much of this is missing for me to actually consider this as credible research.

  • @abs_nobody
    @abs_nobody 10 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    so... reading book does more damage to my eye than FPS...

    • @alexlei2235
      @alexlei2235 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It doesn't damage your eye that much to read a book, since there is no display brightness, but yes, FPS gamers generally have a better ability to see minute details amidst the clutter of bullets, blood, and HUDs. There are gamers with average eyesight, but they can just make out smaller outlines, whereas other people without the FPS experience would think that it would be to cluttered to make it out.

    • @abs_nobody
      @abs_nobody 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember watching that video...
      Installing COD Ghost right now :D

    • @alexlei2235
      @alexlei2235 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sungbin Cho Have fun getting barraged with insults once the gaming community flows over this videoXD

    • @pr0digyChild
      @pr0digyChild 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sungbin Cho come on! you start with such a good post to follow up with ghosts!?!? BOOOO lol
      still like first post tho :) thumbs up!

    • @abs_nobody
      @abs_nobody 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bryden Schilz I wz wrong... COD Ghosts is such a wastle of money...

  • @aldinlewis5579
    @aldinlewis5579 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The difficulty it seems to me is that people can't separate the feeling a game gives them versus the factual effects. If a game was made that looked too educational no kid would ever want to play it, conversely if a game looks too much like a typical video game no educational groups will want to endorse it.
    There is further difficulty in that any game made to teach kids has to compete with games that only need to entertain. I think one other big problem is that most avid gamers don't play games in 40min intervals and that's talking about adults with learned ability to use self control, kids couldn't stop themselves from playing hours on end even if they wanted to. Any game made to improve the skills of children needs to be able to be played for long periods of time. Ultimately this looks like a tough challenge of a hypothetical game.

    • @tomek1678
      @tomek1678 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      shut up and play some FPS games!! (no offence and sorry if you didn't like this)

    • @aldinlewis5579
      @aldinlewis5579 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Tomy Bialek there's no time, I'm too busy over analyzing videos I see on the Internet!!!!11!!!1!1!! :)

    • @alicaido6616
      @alicaido6616 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aldin Lewis you make a great point. As a teenager who actual has interest in education, (this seems to be an oddly rare phenomenon), I believe that games can be used for education with great results. Though keeping the balance between education and entertainment is vital. Even games teach you how to use the systems within them and how to get used to different types of enemies, but a lot of games tend to do a slow climb into more and more difficult stages. What a lot of people don't understand is that that systems doesn't work. Whereas, an educational system that is in place without you even realising it works much better - in video games at the very least.
      There has to be a way to incorporate brain training into an entertaining game. Though if a game like this ever gets released, I think having it marketed as an "educational" game would be a terrible idea.

  • @murraybeachtel8585
    @murraybeachtel8585 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent work at bringing data to the table that furthers the conversation on the benefits of gaming. The only criticism I could raise is the test-retest effects of the measurement tool in the study at the end. It is possible that the participants' increase in accuracy was a result of being familiar with the tool rather than the effect of gaming.

  • @jakenazty
    @jakenazty 10 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I should be studying..damn you youtube!!

    • @nushia7192
      @nushia7192 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Jake Lance you're an idiot dude.

    • @jakenazty
      @jakenazty 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      xYuusha ___
      Haha, go back to your hole depress idiot, no one likes you.

    • @Jalalspeechclips
      @Jalalspeechclips 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nushia7192 shut up

  • @SolocovGE
    @SolocovGE 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Implementing "Education" into UI Management would be the easiest solution, like in the Inventory Management. The player has to use it each time and cannot avoid it.
    As Example:
    -In Minecraft you have stacks up to 64Items, an easy solution would be:
    If the player presses SHIFT or CRTL and clicks on that stack, the player gets the half of it, thus 32 Items.
    This teaches Division pretty easily and it is also pretty practical. The only impractical thing is: you can only teach division by 2, the game designer cannot change the division from 2, else the system would become confusing and impractical for fast gameplay.
    But by using more "Buttons" and Craft precipices, which need certain numbers of Items, will teach the player how to use Division efficiently, without him knowing. He only wants to build his wooden fence.
    Also a Nodebased UI would also increase the possibilities, it would be new to the player, but you could test a lot more Systems with nodes.

  • @Woosabinladen
    @Woosabinladen 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this! A very very good and educational video! Thanks a lot

  • @kazkasKitoBaisaus
    @kazkasKitoBaisaus 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    cried / died just a little at the end. so good

  • @amaliaputri6537
    @amaliaputri6537 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm a simple person, I see a video stating the benefits of gaming (which are scientifically proven), I click like.

  • @Lucuskane
    @Lucuskane 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great talk, this is why I love science, hypothesis, experiment, result then make a statement, unlike our politicians.
    Might make this a project when I begin my research in neuroscience.
    btw Im a gamer.

  • @Erxv1
    @Erxv1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the right game for this is PORTAL obviously, very educational and giving you tons of logical assignments, while not having any kind of bloodspattering and killing

    • @alexlei2235
      @alexlei2235 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is more obvious that Portal can increase the ability to problem-solve and freely use your resources. The blood-splattering and killing in FPSs are merely visual effects. Portal also is not the totally right game for education. Portal lacks some aspects in that of FPSs, and FPSs lack in educational aspects that Portal can excel.

  • @InForTheLonghaul
    @InForTheLonghaul 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The gamers in class seem to be the quickest at solving mental maths. Now I know why. :)

    • @MajkaSrajka
      @MajkaSrajka 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +HiiighAsAKite
      Well, it also could be the other way around ;-)

  • @WK76789
    @WK76789 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was really awesome to watch... THANKS TEDED

  • @Pandafuzzy25
    @Pandafuzzy25 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My parents say that its bad but wait till I show them this... There gonna get owned... BAD!!! I love this video!!

  • @kikomihov007
    @kikomihov007 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    At the part with the yellow and blue dots moving, I didn't understand what I needed to do well, and I tought I need to keep track of all blue dots and show witch ones they were. And I did follow all of them :D I need to go easy on cs:go and dota..

  • @1Bloka
    @1Bloka 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That broccoli-chocolate game?
    It's called 'Portal' by Valve. It's amazing and challenging. An FPS puzzle game. Kind of like Jedi Outcast as well. Though the latter has considerably more action.

  • @boxedterrapin3550
    @boxedterrapin3550 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the experiment with shape rotation, did they study a group of people whom didn't play any games within the two week period?

  • @Lady8D
    @Lady8D 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm also wondering if the specificity of action games having these effects relates in any way to our evolution? Meaning: most people feel a sort of adrenaline rush while playing those games.
    Is it the adrenaline, fight or flight, survival mode (in moderation, obviously) that is giving these benefits or the videos games specifically?
    I would think the former, seeing as we used to feel that adrenaline rush for actual life and death reasons and thus, would greatly benefit if our bodies were able to trigger these effects...someone do studies to answer my questions please =)

  • @indomerungilthoniel6053
    @indomerungilthoniel6053 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    it's specialised on action games (it says so on the presentation screen in the beginning)

  • @aggressivli
    @aggressivli 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    KSP is like this new chocolate
    fun and education

    • @amicaze9570
      @amicaze9570 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +aggressivli For me it's just salt and deception :/

    • @TheEnmineer
      @TheEnmineer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Amicaze 95
      Have you ever had sea salt chocolates?

  • @thundageon5962
    @thundageon5962 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So my 20 years of playing video games did something, what an accomplishment.

  • @AggressiveGibbon
    @AggressiveGibbon 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would say that in some circumstances this may be correct but in some exercises of the game i have experienced complete contempt for my teammates emphasising the lack thereof. I'm sure you could learn more about this kind of balance in a game through the videos of ExtraCredits, i believe they use Lol as a example over Dota but the same applies.

  • @Lady8D
    @Lady8D 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The study that showed an improvement in object rotation. The subjects got even better the 3rd time they tested...without the action games in between. So, was it the action games or repeating that type of testing?
    Need more information and repeatability on this one. On every study really but still.

  • @titusfx
    @titusfx 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think that the problem in this test, is: If you try a test of type A, and later you make something (like play 10 hours of video game) and again try test of type A. May be you are better because you try before. And just for that your are better in test of type A. I think that they must do the test with two groups, one group play 10 hours of video game and the other do nothing. and there compare both groups.

  • @BrianDornTFP
    @BrianDornTFP 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've got Atari pong to thank for getting me through middle school in the seventies.

  • @jeremypsychrock
    @jeremypsychrock 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those educational AND entertaining games? Myst (series), The Journeyman Project, Final Fantasy (series), Portal, Remember Me, Kingdom Hearts, Fable, Super Mario Bros., World of Warcraft...etc. There are many!

  • @crazyconstanta6807
    @crazyconstanta6807 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! That was interesting. ) Thank you for this video.
    It would be interesting if your lab would start to do a certification of all video-games and giving them sort of "Chocolate-broccoli" rating. )
    It should be helpful for everybody. )

  • @AngryNinjah
    @AngryNinjah 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Before i started playing video games i had 20/15 vision (which is REALLY good, don't get it mixed up with 15/20, which is bad) and after i started playing my vision increased to 20/14, which is even better.

  • @MrInsaneCranium
    @MrInsaneCranium ปีที่แล้ว

    my almost 90 year old grandmother played plant vs zombies to a very high degree of skill before she passed away. she never suffered any form of dementia in her old age. i think video games really help condition the mind. humans need to keep the mind active.

  • @Roky1989
    @Roky1989 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yup, I want to know that too. What about puzzle games, racing games, quest games etc.

  • @Mentioum
    @Mentioum 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did a paper on this while I was at university - Improve your Contrast Sensitivity Function by playing FPS games :)

  • @DarpaProperty
    @DarpaProperty 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hardcore gamer here, and with the best vision among my friends because i used to play games from childhood.

  • @fretlord4201
    @fretlord4201 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was born in 75, and had a controller in my hand from the beginning. I have the reflexes of a cat. :D

    • @BuffaloBuffaloQuasar
      @BuffaloBuffaloQuasar 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Mike Young I was born in 2005, and I've got fast reflexes too! :)

    • @Astroic1
      @Astroic1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Buffalo Q Fuck off little kid

    • @BuffaloBuffaloQuasar
      @BuffaloBuffaloQuasar 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      .. Thanks buddy. Love you

    • @Astroic1
      @Astroic1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Buffalo Q 😘

    • @BuffaloBuffaloQuasar
      @BuffaloBuffaloQuasar 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww! And why the saltiness m8?

  • @exequielvibar2371
    @exequielvibar2371 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thats why my eyes are so clear because of video games. and video games also helps when you are experiencing depression.

  • @gabbypie64
    @gabbypie64 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    The idea of games being used as a teaching tool as well as fun is a truly Awesome as in AWE inspiring it so cool my favorite things coming together i think the idea of games teaching myths and story,language and ideas,as well as being fun is super cool and i hope more games find a we to juggle the fun and the learning togher

  • @lokynokey4822
    @lokynokey4822 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking at myself before I played strategy games, I think I can agree.

  • @HalfBlindProductions
    @HalfBlindProductions 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    professor layton, brain age, big brain academy. pheonix wright. all of these seem to be the best of both worlds professor layton especially for me.

  • @Roky1989
    @Roky1989 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My game must be even more awesome than I thought!

  • @TheCakeIsNotaVlog
    @TheCakeIsNotaVlog 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Same here., Though I've taken more to online co-op these day

  • @Bloodyhoundman
    @Bloodyhoundman 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice summary :D

  • @AlexStork
    @AlexStork 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:14 - Guy in the blue is definitely a gamer.

  • @djdedan
    @djdedan 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    yes thanks for explaining what i thought was obvious, also note that there was a japanese periodical called 'gamest.' as well...

  • @Scarrnix
    @Scarrnix 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    omg, guys my linear algebra teacher has the exact same accent as her and even says things like "right?" (like daphne says at 1:35) all the time

  • @Sihengli
    @Sihengli 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    now try doing the same study with starcraft or homeworld

    • @mikeknight42
      @mikeknight42 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Henry Stevens Everyone who plays starcraft/rts already knows it's good for your brain. I think this study is more about FPS games though.

    • @Sihengli
      @Sihengli 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      now, does that same comment apply to bioshock though? ;)

    • @caesar7786
      @caesar7786 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sihengli yes i think

  • @BassRemedy
    @BassRemedy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just love her accent... where is that from?

    • @samuelokirby
      @samuelokirby 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +TheBigbass317 denmark maybe? most likely french

    • @amicaze9570
      @amicaze9570 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Sam Burns I recognized her accent as a french one.

    • @moechtargafoer6875
      @moechtargafoer6875 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +TheBigbass317 i thought about german

    • @RobbyBoy167
      @RobbyBoy167 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      nah that's more like swiz or dutch. French pronunciation of R will be quite clear and their usual 'eeh..' between werds. Her R is more german than french.

  • @altolegato2493
    @altolegato2493 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    That explains a lot why I am not good at action games.

  • @jonesttt
    @jonesttt 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you use glasses and want to try and improve your sight with action games :D, would you then recommend gaming with glasses or without?

  • @XxNocturnalKnightxX
    @XxNocturnalKnightxX 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Uncharted is a good game for what she has mentioned. Its a shooter with a lot of puzzles and hidden items you need to find as a bonus challenge.

  • @Cretaal
    @Cretaal 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    My chocolate, Skyrim. Broccoli is Kerbal Space Program, my happy balance is Elite Dangerous. Not quite worried about orbital mechanics, but plenty of data, information and education to be had in the big black. Proved to a friend the impossibility of Pleiadean aliens by traveling to the nebula, showing him how hot and violent the Seven Sisters are, and showing him the age of the earth like worlds and how young they are compared to earth. It was pretty amazing to use a game to prove something factual about legitimate science.

  • @blackcat223364
    @blackcat223364 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    she is brilliant !

  • @sizzer33
    @sizzer33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They also said ciggarates was good back in the days

  • @iamyourfalsegod
    @iamyourfalsegod 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think Portal & Portal 2 were really great brain games. There was action and critical thinking, there were puzzles. You had to adapt to the physics of the environment and manipulate objects. Perhaps a dynamic like that would be a good direction to go in for your chocolate broccoli.

  • @richardavelino7383
    @richardavelino7383 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:00 homie running the red dot on the m4? C'mon man

  • @sahilgupta5667
    @sahilgupta5667 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got down to the 3rd lat line. I feel good about my eyes now. Maybe it's also the amount of carrots I eat too lol.

  • @dixie_rekd9601
    @dixie_rekd9601 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    portal 2 with zombies n stuff

  • @westos21
    @westos21 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I belive that the game that can train your brain is a game that can adjast into many dimensions and provide you with many challenges, but there is a big drawback on this the gamer may go crazy beacause all of these changes into game.

  • @javalin597
    @javalin597 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Proud to be an even more gamer

  • @supernova743
    @supernova743 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Strategy games use different parts of the brain. They increase critical thinking or reason but those can be harder to test for. Influenced by the starting level and learning capacity of the individual. Reaction times are much easier to test for.and hold more consistent results. (just my opinion of course)

  • @Big_Mac_Bastian
    @Big_Mac_Bastian 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wanna show this to my mom

  • @Kenchan1337
    @Kenchan1337 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    good cause you are representing here mrs.
    another good idea might be to go talk to game producers and help them thinking up games that could be used for improving society or solving big unkowns. We gamers will help for sure :)
    we got your back, digitally spreaking.

  • @MrMrmetro
    @MrMrmetro 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really resent when "theories" are presented as facts. The brain is way more complex than we can know at this time. Add to the equation that many sciences are tied to making money, how could anyone miss the conflict in interest in that?

    • @iluan_
      @iluan_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, her methodology is quite clear, if you suspect she is biased because of money from industry you can go ahead and reproduce the experiments, and if she is right you should get the same results.
      About the complexity issue; Indeed it is not a theory, because it does not include an explanation, but phenomenological work is everywhere in science, and as long as the results can be modelled and reliably replicated what she presents is a fact. I mean, just because Galileo didn't knew what gravity was and how it worked it doesn't mean that his work on the acceleration of falling bodies was not accurate or scientific.

    • @MrMrmetro
      @MrMrmetro 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! Your perspective does help narrow down what I am trying to say. Simply this: I tend to be cautious when science claims fact with a subject not fully understood. It seems at this time there is much more to uncover, so my perspective is to not jump the conclusion.
      Just a side note, maybe you meant Sir Issac Newton? Wasn't Galileo more famous for debunking the long held theory that the earth was the center of the universe? For which he got excommunicated from the church? That is a great example of what I am talking about.
      Science (most scientists before galileo) seems quick to jump to conclusions and present as fact, when there is way too much unknown........so we should be cautious to accept such.

    • @iluan_
      @iluan_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's great that you are this cautious with scientific claims. However, what I was trying to say with the work of Galileo (yes Galileo) is that if the data is reproducible, it is ok to not have a 100% understanding of a phenomena. Basically, Galileo worked on many things besides astronomy, and a large portion of his early work was focused on testing the aristotelian model of the mechanics of falling. In summary, Aristotle proposed that heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects, basically because that makes sense and in aristotelian thinking if something is logical then it must be true. In contrast to this mode of thinking, Galileo decided to actually do experiments where he dropped from various heights objects of different weights and shapes and measured how long it took them to fall. From the results of these experiments he was able to formulate a mathematical relationship (what we nowadays call a law) that linked the time of the fall to the distance from which an object fell, regardless of its the weight. From this relationship he was able to discard the aristotelian model, but also he was able to make the big prediction that in a vacuum all objects should fall with the same acceleration, regardless of weight and shape, and proposed that the reason why we see lighter objects falling slower is due to air resistance. Cool fact, in the 20th century we were finally able to build a vacuum chamber large enough to test this prediction and it turned out to be completely accurate. The remarkable thing here is, that even if he did not knew why objects fall, and he admitted that he didn't understood why the fall is not affected by weight, or why his mathematical relationship was the way it was; still his data and his model were still good enough to accurately describe the observed phenomenon, to discard a theory about it, and even to predict what should happen in a hypothetical scenario. This is what I mean with phenomenological work, just to gather data with as little error as possible, try to find relationships that are accurate and repeatable, even if it is not completely clear why this relationships exist. Sure it doesn't sound as satisfactory as actually making a theory, but this kind of work is important , because hopefully the next great mind will look at all the phenomenological data like Newton looked at the works of Galileo, and will figure out what is behind them.

    • @MrMrmetro
      @MrMrmetro 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome! Love your explanation on phenomenological data! I will check that out closer since I am not familiar with that term!
      Yes I remember this, but had not known that it was Galileo. I see your point, and I think there is a lot of relevancy to that approach. What I am doing a poor job of expounding on , is that many times, as with this subject, there is another side to the coin.
      There is empirical data gathered with a sort of myopic approach. In other words, with this example, the focus is on learning. The other side of the coin is, what effect do violent video games have on the morals of people playing them? Do they contribute to the lowering of moral standards? What role do they play in an already violent society? If they have been influential in promoting violence, when did it start and just how exactly has that affected our children over the generations? More importantly, who will set the moral compass for that research?
      My perspective is, you can be so right, get all the data lined up, test and retest, but when you back up and see the big picture, there may be some pieces missing. Maybe I agree with the Chinese! When asked how the Ming dynasty has affected culture in China, seeing how that dynasty lasted for some 2000 years, they paused and thought for a while. Then they replied: It is too early to tell!
      I think maybe the physical laws can be tested and proved out, but many times there are other factors that only time can test out. Problem has been for humanity in general, that no one lives long enough to get a real grasp on trends, to see if they are bad or good! For me, physical laws are not the only consideration! You have given me lots to think about! Thanks!

  • @halftab
    @halftab 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I also like mixing rice and potatos, mashing them, mixing them with vegetables and exfruding a single cylind3r

  • @crayonkiler
    @crayonkiler 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not gonna lie, she has a soothing voice.

  • @n8zog584
    @n8zog584 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This, I like it

  • @MrCladious
    @MrCladious 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good for you buddy, good for you.

  • @andrewzhao444
    @andrewzhao444 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    James from Extra credit at 14:57

  • @Lydia-vm6yn
    @Lydia-vm6yn 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As much as I agree with this speech, Ms. Bavelier seems to hit and miss the biggest arguement that
    resonates with the general audience of video gamers, and that would be the overall variety of games, and their effects.
    Yes, while a large percentage of gamers do play first person shooters or actions games, there are plenty that do not. Platformers, puzzles, RPGs, survival horror, and many others, serve as alternatives that millions of people choose to play (mainly out of preference) and the fact is that they lack actual representation when 'outshined' by stereotypes applied to gamers. For example, Mario may be considered the most well known video game character today, but when the average person (one who does not play themselves) imagines the concept of a 'gamer,' most situations are boys who play of Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto.
    The problem is that this speech does little to go against this stereotyping by solely focusing on first person shooters. While I (personally) do appreciate the contribution it does to educate those outside the norm of gaming, it does little to help people comprehend the actual message portrayed by our modern day gaming cultures, and that is "Anyone can play and game of any genre." Even mentioning the sheer existence of an RPG would allow the audience to grasp a better understanding of the variety of video games, but the only message I really see here is "Action and Shooter games do present positive effect in contrary to previous beliefs," rather than "Video games (in general) have been proven to show positive effects."
    I understand that these TED talks are more or less meant to introduce the audience to a topic and let them explore it themselves, but when it comes down to something like this the alternative is either to generalize or specify, but never explain anything half heartedly. If the same idea were to apply to any other idea (ex: discussing the effects of art history and mentioning pre-historic but not contemporary art) would be significantly less effective when compared to the message left by the former and latter choices.

    • @jezupercy3029
      @jezupercy3029 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Lydia Kuan I can sort of see what you're getting at. Thought, her examples of eyesight and reaction times are sort of the best things she can promote, thus fps were leading the charge. She can't exactly say war 'strategy games likes xcom, and fire emblem etc. will help improve at making military strategy decisions' because where the hell do we use that sort of planning in day to day life? We wouldn't need military knowledge in day to day life. We learn how to overcome puzzles in puzzle games but how often is that necessary, we don't walk to the exit of a room then have to complete a puzzle to leave. platformer games are pretty much a joke (sorry to those of you who play them but come on, what does it teach you to do, where is the skill in it, if I played a platformer as much as you I'd be just as good), horror games I guess would help you stay calm, although, it could also make you more scared, because you could be like 'ooh this scary stuff happens in this game' but that's purely personality traits...
      The speech probably doesn't go into other aspects because perhaps less critical benefits were found, or maybe they hadn't researched other games yet.
      Also, I would also hazard to say that, after a certain amount of time playing a game, a person would get less and less benefits, it'd be like when Goku trains to get a power up for his next super saiyan form, after doing it a lot you'll eventually see more improvements. It would sort of be like reading the same book over and over again, you will slowly grasp everything there is to understand unless you simply can't, then you just won't, then you'd be better off just quitting and moving on (unless you're making money out of playing that game but you know whatever works for you).

  • @TheSovjetCat
    @TheSovjetCat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Only slightly dissapointing that everyone outside of gaming, when talking about video games, can only come up with either ancient stuff like Pac Man and Mario, or the more violent excesses like God of War, Call of Duty or Mortal Kombat.
    And those aren't even the highest rated by most gamers and critics.
    Otherwise nice video, it's always good to see people informed about the fact that gaming isn't just staring at a screen.

    • @MajkaSrajka
      @MajkaSrajka 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +TheSovjetCat
      Well, that is most likely caused by the pretty big entry-barrier of the video games and the time investment needed, when compared to i.e. movies.
      Sure, you could fault the media, but it is nothing uncommon to be this way - you cant name any indie / critically acclaimed movies either, only the blockbusters or the controversial ones.

  • @indomerungilthoniel6053
    @indomerungilthoniel6053 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    trying out the chocolate broccoli right now.....it'sAMAZING!!!

  • @ambientTakeover
    @ambientTakeover 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    DOTA = The game that inspires teamwork amongst its players, definitely a good mental stimulant of strategy as well.

  • @rmu2867
    @rmu2867 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't wait for my kids to go to bed. Game on!

  • @eb2170
    @eb2170 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Watch this at 0.5 Speed sounds like she is drunk but smart.

    • @hellopaul7652
      @hellopaul7652 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Eler Barbosa XD she does

    • @yhliu6083
      @yhliu6083 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOl 笑出眼泪😂

  • @Descyite
    @Descyite 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ha! This is very good news for me!!

  • @baldurjokull
    @baldurjokull 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:44 savage level uncountable

  • @budpatterson8357
    @budpatterson8357 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I play action video games all the time

  • @GreenwoodGirl
    @GreenwoodGirl 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aren't there any gamer neurologists and brain specialists out there? I'd imagine that's one good resource for action games that are good for us.

  • @kookyartist
    @kookyartist 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    My family has people with bad vision, including me. But, since i play video games i did not need glasses until much later than my other family members who didnt play games.

  • @ugn669
    @ugn669 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah, that's actually something that strikes me as interesting after watching the video. Why are the studies so specific to FPS? Wouldn't a game genre like RTS, especially the historical ones, also have some positive impact on the gamer? Wouldn't an MMO tend to promote socialization? Also the myths she supposedly busted, she busted in a very precise wording and that to me is a sign of massaging the numbers. Like you could kinda see this particular color better in this type of lighting...um ktxby

  • @ps3man1998
    @ps3man1998 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was correcting my previous comment to you. I used your when I should have used you're.

  • @alejandrorivera8712
    @alejandrorivera8712 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I only play 4 hours aa day and my eye sigh is exactly the same as always

  • @jkmonkey6551
    @jkmonkey6551 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me speedrunning the huniepop series gave me early onset dementia...

  • @TeapotMagnet
    @TeapotMagnet 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yay for my ps3

  • @TadaGanIarracht
    @TadaGanIarracht 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    All you really need for that broccoli is cheese! Great talk and great speaker as well although a lot of this was already known to me. Happily argued some of the things discussed in this video with another student who was convinced that video games are bad bad bad.

  • @jessepaul1417
    @jessepaul1417 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yay Video Games!

  • @djdedan
    @djdedan 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    proud to be a gamest

  • @jyotikataria2428
    @jyotikataria2428 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mom: Son come and watch this
    Son: Mom can you please wait I am playing call of duty

  • @Wilvin
    @Wilvin 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you miss her analogy to wine? Moderation is good but over-consumption will cause negative effects

  • @noyz-anything
    @noyz-anything 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm at ODHKR