20.08.2015 |
magazine issue | 08/2015
written by Tilo Strobach & Torsten Schubert
Experience in Action Games and the Effects on Executive Control
keywords:
video games / action games / executive functions / task switching / dual tasks
Experience in Action Games and the Effects on Executive Control
Many people spend numerous hours a day playing video games. Furthermore, the video game industry is expanding as the number of its clients constantly increases. Surveys show that 58 % of Americans play video games and 25 million Germans play games several times a month. This frequent use of video games occurs independently of gender, education, and income (e.g., BIU, 2012). Many politicians and members of the public media express their concerns about this development and... / more