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Jessica Muhlbier - June 24th, 2008

Gamer Culture

Could a Game Improve Your Concentration Better Than a Handful of Ritalin?


Getting lost in another world, embodying a character, snacking on potato chips, and conversing with friends: easy, and common, stuff for most gamers. Typically, concentration during game play is neither challenging nor stressful; it usually occurs naturally once the game is ready and loaded. However, establishing active and thoughtful concentration, while playing video games, is the goal of researchers of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (commonly known as ADHD). Through gaming, children everywhere may one day be able to read Wuthering Heights from cover to cover without looking up once.

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