Universität Tübingen
Consequences of Video Games on Oculomotor Behavior and Attention and Additional Implications for Healthy Aging
Abstract
Video games are a wide-spread leisure activity and are consumed around the world. There is increasing evidence that playing video games shortens reaction times in many tasks. A possible explanation is an alteration in the control of visual attention. In the first part of this dissertation, I will provide evidence that playing video games also shortens the reaction times in eye movements, that this reduction is not accompanied by reduced impulse control and that it is not explained by a faster shift of covert attention. Probably, playing video games increases the ability to extract visual information. In the second part, the eye movements in the elderly are analyzed. I will show that age has a profound impact on eye movements, decreasing performance in many ways. Finally I will try to connect these two areas, and show how video games could be used to counteract age-related decline.
Author and committee
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- Mack, David J.
Identifiers
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- hdl:10900/67213