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Offline 420

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Action Video Games Improve Vision
« on: March 30, 2009, 02:08:00 AM »
And I always thought my perfect vision was due to my love for carrots.

From LiveScience.com: Action Video Games Improve Vision

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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2009, 04:48:01 AM »
I've read articles about increased hand eye coordination and how it's good for doctors as well.

None of this is surprising.
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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2009, 09:23:12 AM »
Untrue for me.  I needed glasses by the time I was 17.
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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2009, 09:48:03 AM »
There was an article about how surfing the web was good for activating different parts of the brain for people over 50.
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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2009, 02:33:17 PM »
Quote from: Mo on March 30, 2009, 09:23:12 AM
Untrue for me.  I needed glasses by the time I was 17.
There's a difference between playing them in moderation and in a healthy way, than playing them all the time with your face pressed against the screen.

I know, I needed glasses too. =P
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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2009, 03:57:50 PM »
Mo's need for glasses didn't stem from playing games it was from well.... you know... haha.
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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2009, 04:46:05 PM »
Quote from: Mercy on March 30, 2009, 03:57:50 PM
Mo's need for glasses didn't stem from playing games it was from well.... you know... haha.

ho ho ho how predictable
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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2009, 05:19:52 PM »
Quote from: Mercy on March 30, 2009, 03:57:50 PM
Mo's need for glasses didn't stem from playing games it was from well.... you know... haha.
Only if he also has hair on his palms.

But seriously, it could just be genetics.

Mo, how many of your close family members wear corrective lenses?

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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2009, 06:03:58 PM »
Quote from: 420 on March 30, 2009, 05:19:52 PM
Only if he also has hair on his palms.

But seriously, it could just be genetics.

Mo, how many of your close family members wear corrective lenses?

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hehe

My father.
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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2009, 06:30:41 PM »
lol. I was insinuating that you had your face too close to the monitor thanks! Get your mind out of the gutter Mo. Not all of us thing of perverse things like you! :P
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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2009, 07:10:29 PM »
Quote from: Mercy on March 30, 2009, 06:30:41 PM
lol. I was insinuating that you had your face too close to the monitor thanks! Get your mind out of the gutter Mo. Not all of us thing of perverse things like you! :P

mmhmm
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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2009, 09:14:06 PM »
haha. Seriously!
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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2009, 01:16:31 AM »
Quote from: Mercy on March 30, 2009, 09:14:06 PM
haha. Seriously!
Mercy, if your eyes aren't brown it means you are only full of shit up to your nose.

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Re: Action Video Games Improve Vision
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2009, 10:35:35 AM »
They aren't brown. :D Haha.
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