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zala2023
United States228 Posts
On April 09 2011 04:28 IrT4nkz wrote: It doesn't make you smarter but it definitely changes the way you think about problems, issues and situations. Has changed mine for sure. Second this Smarter? probably not But it sure helps me develop crisis management skillz (aka. dont freak out and spam szzzzzzzzz when terran drops your main) | ||
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Phayze
Canada2029 Posts
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vahgar.r24
India465 Posts
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Elothis
111 Posts
but i really think that its a better hobby for your "smartness" than sitting in front of your tv all day and drinking beer :D | ||
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hyperioNsin
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andrewwiggin
Australia435 Posts
This is how it works: Playing LOTS of Starcraft makes you 1. 1000% better at playing Starcraft 2. 0.001% better at the auxiliary skills you need to play Starcraft. It's called specificity training. You only get better at something when you do it specifically. You think playing starcraft will help you if you're in charge of negotiating a big corporate merger? Maybe by about 0.00001%... If that. True story bro. | ||
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sharky246
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mordk
Chile8385 Posts
On April 08 2011 12:01 VapouR. wrote: I find the constant multitasking and flicking between control groups makes it hard to focus on one thing for extended periods of time, like when studying. Same for me.. I suck at studying now. I can pay attention to multiple patients at the ER though lol. My ability to focus has definitely suffered from playing too much starcraft. | ||
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CryMeAReaper
Denmark1135 Posts
and as a lot of ppl have said, ull probably do a lot better at sc2 if ur smart strategicly/very good at forward thinking or critical thinking, but playing sc2 wont give u those skills, real life will^^ that said, i difinitely feel like i am more critical thinkingly now than before i started to play sc2 competitively. | ||
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Stereotype
United States136 Posts
The Telegraph Article I'd imagine that starcraft uses several of the same higher brain functions. "Executive Control Functions" seem to be stimulated in the elderly. These findings probably don't actually apply to people in their teens-30s, though. There usually hasn't been any kind of deterioration in brain function by the age of the average TLer, I'd imagine, so the benefit any of us would gain from these games as far as straight up "intelligence" would probably be minimal at best. | ||
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
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Zealotdriver
United States1557 Posts
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aupstar
Australia912 Posts
Long answer: No..they really don't. + Show Spoiler + More seriously, it makes you stupid. You are continuously practising the same actions and thought processes over and over that have no merit in real life. You will not win in debates, you will not become a great mathematician, you will not become president of the united states of america. You will simply become an above average gamer. There is no merits to playing rts games as opposed to any other game. They all make you do mind numbing repetitive tasks that have no physical or intellectual merit. You would gain more from your time if you simply sat down and read a good book. | ||
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GQz
Australia168 Posts
That being said, however, I find myself typing faster, learning and using shortcut commands for all the various software I need for getting work done, multitasking and all round speed-driven about most things I do about my day. I guess you could say that makes me 'smarter', but 'more efficient' seems to sound more accurate in this sense. | ||
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Maxwell3
United States88 Posts
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Caller
Poland8075 Posts
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