How gaming makes you... - infographic

PLAYING GAMES ISN'T AS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE AS MANY MAY THINK. FIRE EXIT HERE'S HOW Y OU CAN ACTUALLY IMPROV E YOU BODY A ND MIND WITH Y OUR NEXT GAMING SESSION. HOW GAMIMG MAKES YOU A RETTER PERSON 40% 54% 46% 20% OF THE ONLINE POPULATION HAS GENDER SPLIT OF PARENTS PLAY BETWEEN MALE GAMES WITH THEIR PLAYED A GAME AND FEMALE CHILDREN FOR IN THE LAST 12 GAMERS HEAL TH AND MONTHS FITNESS BENEFITS HERE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF HOW GAMING CAN HELP YOUR MIND STAY HEALTHY: MIND INCREASES GREY MAT TER IN CEREBELLUM RIGHT HIPPOCAMPUS RIGHT PREFRONTAL CORTEX 30 MINU TES POSITIVELY AFFECTS: PER DAY FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING 2 MONTHS MEMORY FORMATION ON A PLATFORM GAME SUCH AS SPATIAL NAVIGATION SUPER MARIO 64 HAND MOTOR SKILLS 12 HOURS THE TIME PLAYING ACTION GAMES THAT CAN DRASTICALLY IMPROVE READING ABILITIES OF DYSLEXI C CHILDREN PACMAN CAN HELP SLOW (NOT IN DOWN BRAIN ACTIVITY, ONE-SITTING). SOOTHING ANXIETY. A IM T AMAI X A IM RXT X MI A SPARX X MAI TXR M т 44% OF 168 DEPRESSED NZ TEENAGERS WHO PLAYED 17% REDUCTION IN STRESS-RELATED HORMONE CORTISOL FOUND IN SPARX, WHICH DELIVERS CALL-CEN TRE WORKERS TESTED ON A GAME COGNITIVE- BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY, WHO RECOVERED CALLED THE MATRIX. COMPLETELY. TARTRAFT 40 HOURS SPAN OF REAL TIME STRATEGY GAMES SUCH AS STARCRAFT THAT IS ENOUGH TO IMPROVE BRAIN 'A CORNERSTONE OF HUMAN FLEXIBILITY, INTELLIGENCE' FINDINGS WHICH COULD BE USED TO TREAT ADHD (AGAIN, NOT IN ONE-SITTING). ( HALF A MM. INCREASED THICKNESS OF CEREBRAL CORTEX CAUSED BY PLAYING TETRIS FOR 3 0 MINUTES A DAY FOR 3 IT PLAY S A ROLE IN LANGUAGE, MONTHS. MEMORY AND PERCEPTUAL AWARENESS. AS HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR SOME TIME, GAMING CAN HAVE A DRAMATIC EFFECT ON BRAIN REGULAR FUNCTION, KEEPING US MENTALLY-HEAL THY INTO OLD AGE. BUI IT CAN ALSO HAVE PHYSICAL BENEFITS: BODY EYES EARS 370: THE ACTION GAMES NUMBER OF WORDS OF SUCH AS AMERICAN AND CALL OF DUTY CHINESE SIGN CAN IMPROVE LANGUAGE LEARNED CONTRAST BY MICR OSOFT'S SENSITIVITY KINECT TRANSLATOR, FUNCTION, THIS COULD AID GIVING BETTER COMMUNICATION EYESIGHL. BETWEEN DEAF AND HEARING PEOPLE. HEART 20 ADDITIONAL BACK 135 DEGREES: HEARTBEATS PER THE ANGLE OF THE MINUTE WHEN USING BEDLOUNGE GAMING A BOWLING GAME CHAIR, DESIGNED BY INSTEAD OF JUST DOCTORS FOR BEST RESTING. POSTURE. MOUTH SALT, SWEET, SOUR, BITTER DIGITAL SIMULATORS CAN REPRODUCE THE 4 MAIN TASTE COMPONENTS AND TRANSMII THEM TO YOUR TONGUE. THE SIMULATOR CAN BE USED IN VIDEO GAMES, AS A GAME REWARD SYSTEM, BUT THE TECHNOLOGY COULD ALSO ONE DAY HELP CANCER PATIENTS REGAIN THEIR SENSE OF TASTE. LUNGS FEET 1 IN 2500 BABIES BORN 400-800% EVERY YEAR IN UK WITH PERCENTAGE MORE CYSTIC FIBROSIS. CALORIES BURNED ' HUFFING' VIDEO GAMES USING AN ' EXERGAME' CAN HELP CHILDREN WITH SUCH AS DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION THAN RESTING METABOLIC THE CONDITION LEARN TO KEEP THEIR AIRWAYS CLEAR. RATE. HANDS 90% THE CORRESPONDENCE OF HAND MOVEMENTS BETWEEN PLAYING MARBLE MANIA ON THE WII WITH SURGEONS PERFORMING LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY. GAMING MAY HAVE A PLACE IN MEDICAL TRAINING IN YEARS TO COME. SKIN KNEES VR GAMING DRAWS REACTION TIMES FOR FOCUS OF MENTAL RANDOM EVENTS IN HIGH- ATTENTION TO OCTANE GAMES HELP THE ITSELF, RELIEVING BRAIN IMPROVE QUICK CHRONIC PAIN FROM DECISION-MAKING IN BURNS VICTIMS. SPORTS, REDUCING JOINT INJURIES. IF YOU WANT To STAY HEAL THY IN BOTH MIND AND BODY UNTIL OLD AGE, GET GAMING. 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