Video game success may be in the mind - Page 2

On January 26 2010 07:01 hifriend wrote:

Well not necessarily. For instance they're mentioning that people with greater reward systems tend to succeed to a higher degree. We don't really know for certain in what way if any intelligence is linked to sizes of different portions of the brain. Although this study might indicate that (I don't know, I haven't read it.)

On January 26 2010 07:09 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Do you think the amount of money you have might correlate with how rich you are?

On January 26 2010 07:18 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Yep I am probably really dumb based on my posts in this thread.

On January 26 2010 06:55 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
oh my bad.

This thread just became FUCKING AMAZING.

GUYS.. the size of the brain had no correlation to how smart you are

On January 26 2010 07:23 Lovin wrote:


Nope, it doesn't.. In fact, different kinds of intelligence require a different kind of brain. Say for instance, the male brain is about.. I think 3 billion cells larger than the male one, but they still are mathematically more intelligent [citation needed] (I'm not assed to find that source)

On January 26 2010 07:24 {88}iNcontroL wrote:

the male brain is bigger than the male brain eh?

On January 26 2010 07:09 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Do you think the amount of money you have might correlate with how rich you are?

On January 26 2010 07:33 Koltz wrote:



Suppose many centuries ago someone decided to prove that the integer 3^200 > 2 ^ 100
Now people like you would say "LOL thats useless of course it's bigger... thanks for contributing (nothing) to society"

Now suppose that he has some overly complex proof, stuff that you do not understand, stuff you think is taking away from the immediately useful, and you complain loudly about this, since it is not (in your opinion) necessary.

So this mathematician invents modular arithmetic, and by reducing both 3^200 and 2^100 by some prime number he concludes 3^200 > 2^100. Later on, this technique can be used to compare other such numbers like 3^1876 and 2^1000 which are not as trivial as the previous example.

Now because of this encryption and decryption becomes more advanced, further advancing technology.

The point is, just because some research isn't immediately useful in your opinion, theres no point bashing stuff which people put hard work into. Get an education and maybe you'll understand.

On January 26 2010 07:37 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
comparing past discoveries that seem basic now to a "discovery" that being smart helps you play video games is terribad.

I don't need an explanation about seemingly insignificant discoveries of the past. lol