Poll: Hand-eye co-ordination...?

[ike_luv]

Ok now I have heard this argument come out SO many times it's unreal. And to be honest, I once started to believe them... until I played a game of basketball with a group of self confessed hardcore gamers, only to find that dropping, fumbling and being scared of the ball was too big a fashion.

Same group went out to throw a ball around outside (tennis ball, big field)... rarely did the ball travel in the desired direction, nor did it land in the receiver's hands!
Is this hand-eye thing real, or is it just a load of c*ck and balls!

 

[N.K]

Voted Yes, but only for use in other games, stuff like memorizing button placement and stuff like that, not looking at the controller all the time, knowing how much to nudge the controller-stick to aim at the guy who just popped on screen.

That sort of stuff.

 

[DevilSaint44]

yes.There were researches about this and its proved to be true

 

[mintsauce]

It's proven to be true. It may not be reflected in the activities you're doing, but gaming does improve your hand-eye co-ordination.

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

Yes but only a little bit, not like a huge difference.

 

[GothmogII]

Aye, about the hand eye co-ordination. But games can mess your eyes up good too. Firstly, 3D as you see it on screen isn't true 3D, and depending on how much time you spend in front of a screen you may find you ability to see distant or near objects may get worse. Basically an accuired short or near sightedness. However, this may only really apply to people who, not only play games, but also spend long hours in front of a computer at work etc. Sitting too close to the screen obviously doesn't help.

 

[Caimekaze]

Yes. You still need to have a degree of fitness for it to be useful, though.

 

[l33ticarus]

Yes it does. . . I mean yeah in button placement and such I believe that. I mean I believe it only does for certain people though.I have played games all my life. My little brother has to I mean he still sucks at games like halo 3 but he can rock out at games like super mario and viva pinata. . . I mean My little brother has to wear glasses and he never played games as much as me! I mean He cant catch a ball or throw a ball into a mit. . . I Mean Im no great sports player but I can throw and catch a ball. And I am a pretty good gamer at the same time

 

[PxDn Ninja]

It definitely improves hand eye coordination. Just imagine how bad those people you played against would be if they DIDN'T play games.

 

[brabz]

I believe it does help improve hand-eye coordination.

The group of guys playing random sports that play video games doesn't make a lot of sense. I played a lot of sports and feel that video games help with reaction time more than anything else.

If you don't have the muscle memory to know how to properly catch, kick, or throw a ball, how much is improved eye-hand coordination really going to help?

 

[Erana]

Ok now I have heard this argument come out SO many times it's unreal. And to be honest, I once started to believe them... until I played a game of basketball with a group of self confessed hardcore gamers, only to find that dropping, fumbling and being scared of the ball was too big a fashion.

Same group went out to throw a ball around outside (tennis ball, big field)... rarely did the ball travel in the desired direction, nor did it land in the receiver's hands!
Is this hand-eye thing real, or is it just a load of c*ck and balls!

If I expected you to be a good dancer because you can do DDR, would that make any sence, either?

Their hand eye coordination is better, they just don't have the practice.

 

[hondommond]

im gonna vote yes because u get use to things without looking at ur hands or feet

 

[SaintDuskfall]

I think games do improve hand-eye co-ordination. I have no real evidence to support that, but I do think they improve it.
They do definitely improve hand-eye co-ordination for other games. I'm sure alot of people remember playing games for the first time and when you frequently looked down at the buttons trying to remember which does which.

 

[Sethran]

The thing you're having problems with is this--

Gaming increases hand-eye coordination, not limb-eye coordiation.

Basketball requires far more than just your hands and your eyes. If it didn't, anyone could play it. Hand-eye coordination allows you to react to the ball, track it's progress, and catch it if you're good, but it doesn't make your sense of rhythm any better, nor does it make your legs move better, your arms move any better, nor does it erase the natural fear human beings have of solid objects hurtling towards our bodies.

After all, very few people enjoy getting smacked in the head with a basketball.

Innate fear of pain is enough to cripple any basketball player, regardless of how good they are coordination-wise.