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(TechSpot)   "Experts" say playing a video game like "Call of Duty" can make you a better driver. So, by the same logic, playing a game like "Grand Theft Auto" will make you a better thief??   (techspot.com) divider line
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Mentat [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 5:56:58 PM  
GTA is how I survived Knoxville.
 
optikeye [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 6:05:13 PM  
That's all a bunch of BS. If video games influenced behavior.
People that grew up in the 80's playing Pac man.
Would have spent the 90's clubbing around dark neon lit rooms
listening to techno synth music and munching 'magic' pills and drinking 'energy' fruit juice.
....ahhh..wait.
 
Fonaibung
2023-02-02 6:54:56 PM  
Actually, subby, I think the transfer function means that playing GTA can make you a better soldier.
 
EdgeRunner [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 7:06:30 PM  
I'd like to see their research data for this. The last time I tried playing Call of Duty while driving, I crashed into a tree.
 
NathanAllen
2023-02-02 7:13:21 PM  
As far as I can tell the only benefit from 40+ years of video games is that I am spectacular at spotting new products in the grocery store and I'm fantastic at remembering the way back on any path I've recently taken.

Actually, surprisingly useful skills.
 
Practical_Draconian
2023-02-02 7:13:59 PM  
Nah. Idea is right but the game ain't.

This taught me how to drive in those spots in LA where driveways are tiny and have no perception, the streets are narrow, idiots often dart out without a care and crazy shiat happens.

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/seen brawls, naked runners, wrecks and police car chases on one of my commute street options that reminds me of this game -- and that's not even in the barrio section of the avenue as it goes from there to the beach cities. Unfortunately some damn good restaurants along that street too
 
Biledriver
2023-02-02 7:27:02 PM  
When I was learning how to drive, GTA III helped a bit with turning left to go right and right to go left when backing in and out of places.  That really fogged my brain for some reason but a 3rd person view and thumbsticks made it feel less counterintuitive somehow.
 
Karma Chameleon
2023-02-02 7:28:24 PM  
I'm good at Leisure Suit Larry
 
revrendjim [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 7:37:20 PM  
Sometimes after a lengthy GTA session I would have to go out and drive a car in the real world, and I would catch myself thinking that I could totally fit down that sidewalk. Never did it, though.
 
Cythraul
2023-02-02 7:38:17 PM  
Playing No Man's Sky has made me a better astronaut.. and a better architect!
 
Karma Chameleon
2023-02-02 7:39:19 PM  

revrendjim: Sometimes after a lengthy GTA session I would have to go out and drive a car in the real world, and I would catch myself thinking that I could totally fit down that sidewalk. Never did it, though.


How many sex workers did you hit with a baseball bat tho
 
NathanAllen
2023-02-02 7:40:25 PM  

Karma Chameleon: revrendjim: Sometimes after a lengthy GTA session I would have to go out and drive a car in the real world, and I would catch myself thinking that I could totally fit down that sidewalk. Never did it, though.

How many sex workers did you hit with a baseball bat tho


If GTA5 taught you one thing is that strip clubs are not for old or really creepy guys.
 
Nimbull
2023-02-02 7:59:26 PM  
My first contact with Upper Sandusky Ohio taught me how to get away from giant plant monsters.

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King Something [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 8:09:55 PM  
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For when it's raining but you don't want to get wet
 
centrifugal bumblepuppy
2023-02-02 8:16:07 PM  
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Friend who is a surgeon found himself at a disadvantage compared to video game playing peers due to their better hand eye coordination, especially with using an arthroscope as you're holding tools while looking at a screen
 
Bootleg [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-02 8:29:33 PM  
I don't see why, Subby. The people in GTA are horrible thieves.
 
zez
2023-02-02 8:30:02 PM  
"Experienced action gamers showed much greater precision in keeping to their lane and showed less deviation from the center in the face of increasing headwinds when compared to the participants with little to no action video game experience," said Li.

Only if you're experienced in this game
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question_dj [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 8:50:37 PM  
Huh. Racing sims can make you a better driver.

Call of Duty tho? Maybe.
 
Aquapope
2023-02-02 9:11:38 PM  
Deus Ex made me a better conspiracy nutjob.
 
FatherChaos [TotalFark]
2023-02-02 9:54:54 PM  
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A better thief...if you're a pigeon.
 
Chemlight Battery
2023-02-02 10:04:09 PM  
Fire Emblem made me good at hosting tea parties.
 
Lady Beryl Ersatz-Wendigo
2023-02-02 10:06:33 PM  
I can now shout at dragons like nobody's business.
 
ssaoi
2023-02-02 10:57:50 PM  
True story: My neighbor had a bright red 55 gallon metal barrel on the curb for trash pickup.  The moment I saw it, I had an overwhelming urge to shoot it.

That's what 40 years of video games will do to a person.
 
Unsung_Hero
2023-02-02 11:22:50 PM  

Bootleg: I don't see why, Subby. The people in GTA are horrible thieves.


"Smash and grab" is a kind of thieving, isn't it?
 
Tom Marvolo Bombadil
2023-02-03 12:26:17 AM  
Playing Skyrim made me an expert at writing scripts to fix poorly made games.
 
scalpod
2023-02-03 12:48:06 AM  
DOOM makes you a better mass-murderer, so...
 
Crosma
2023-02-03 3:07:36 AM  
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Pac-man taught me to walk around a quiet room while eating pills - and being chased by ghosts.
 
leeksfromchichis [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 4:05:55 AM  

scalpod: DOOM makes you a better mass-murderer, so...


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No it doesn't. Even assuming some of the ammo is weightless, being like doom guy would see one weighed down by and tangled in so many guns to move. Now add bullets and it might even crush the would be space marine.
 
Sebas [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 4:10:10 AM  
The Last of Us thought me which face not to make when hugging teenage girls

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Bootleg [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 4:12:11 AM  

leeksfromchichis: scalpod: DOOM makes you a better mass-murderer, so...

[encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com image 752x408]No it doesn't. Even assuming some of the ammo is weightless, being like doom guy would see one weighed down by and tangled in so many guns to move. Now add bullets and it might even crush the would be space marine.


Immersion - Video Game Inventory Systems | Rooster Teeth
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/And this is just a couple of drunk guys, I'm sure the embodiment of rage would do better.
 
scalpod
2023-02-03 4:13:27 AM  

leeksfromchichis: scalpod: DOOM makes you a better mass-murderer, so...

[encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com image 752x408]No it doesn't. Even assuming some of the ammo is weightless, being like doom guy would see one weighed down by and tangled in so many guns to move. Now add bullets and it might even crush the would be space marine.


Just to be clear for the sarcasm-blind, the title of the linked article is "A brief history of blaming video games for mass murder", so yes - I agree, it doesn't.
 
Glitchwerks
2023-02-03 5:22:53 AM  

question_dj: Huh. Racing sims can make you a better driver.

Call of Duty tho? Maybe.


I can see how Call of Duty would be a better game for training alertness, improving response times and hand-eye coordination.

However, Call of Duty isn't going to prepare anyone for how a car handles.  Also, true racing simulators aren't exactly easy.  There's a reason players of racing sims spend thousands of dollars on their gaming setups.
 
Marcos P
2023-02-03 7:47:17 AM  
Thanks to DCS I'm confident I could start a small engine plane and get it to take off. Landing however....
 
Gonzo317
2023-02-03 8:34:44 AM  

Marcos P: Thanks to DCS I'm confident I could start a small engine plane and get it to take off. Landing however....


At some point you are going to land. The important part is surviving it.
 
Unsung_Hero
2023-02-03 9:03:22 AM  

Gonzo317: Marcos P: Thanks to DCS I'm confident I could start a small engine plane and get it to take off. Landing however....

At some point you are going to land. The important part is surviving it.


The secret to landing a small plane without any training, experience, or guidance is to find a long flat surface you can approach into the wind.  You can come down close to stall speed  and crash fairly gently if you must.

Rough terrain or strong crosswind is going to make life tougher.  And if you can't find a good road, look for a large farm field.  Wheat over corn if possible.
 
question_dj [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 10:33:24 AM  

Glitchwerks: question_dj: Huh. Racing sims can make you a better driver.

Call of Duty tho? Maybe.

I can see how Call of Duty would be a better game for training alertness, improving response times and hand-eye coordination.

However, Call of Duty isn't going to prepare anyone for how a car handles.  Also, true racing simulators aren't exactly easy.  There's a reason players of racing sims spend thousands of dollars on their gaming setups.


Why yes, I will use this as an opportunity to post a pic of my sim racing setup!

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Marcos P
2023-02-03 10:51:12 AM  

question_dj: Glitchwerks: question_dj: Huh. Racing sims can make you a better driver.

Call of Duty tho? Maybe.

I can see how Call of Duty would be a better game for training alertness, improving response times and hand-eye coordination.

However, Call of Duty isn't going to prepare anyone for how a car handles.  Also, true racing simulators aren't exactly easy.  There's a reason players of racing sims spend thousands of dollars on their gaming setups.

Why yes, I will use this as an opportunity to post a pic of my sim racing setup!

[Fark user image image 425x318]


Oh baby :0
 
Glitchwerks
2023-02-03 11:31:14 AM  

question_dj: Why yes, I will use this as an opportunity to post a pic of my sim racing setup!


That's what I'm talking about, that's nice.
 
LOLITROLU
2023-02-03 1:00:11 PM  

optikeye: That's all a bunch of BS. If video games influenced behavior.
People that grew up in the 80's playing Pac man.
Would have spent the 90's clubbing around dark neon lit rooms
listening to techno synth music and munching 'magic' pills and drinking 'energy' fruit juice.
....ahhh..wait.


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Unsung_Hero
2023-02-03 1:13:32 PM  
If there is one thing GTA has taught me, it's that game devs do not know what a sway bar is, nor why it is an important part of the suspension on many vehicles.

Also, that nobody bothers rolling down a window because bashing them with a pistol is easier.
 
Lumbar Puncture
2023-02-03 1:24:33 PM  
The real question is what game could help the subby improve their logic since the headline is a terrible comparison
 
BunkyBrewman [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 1:53:00 PM  
Worked for Dale Jr when he was a regular in online racing leagues some years ago.

Even now you have NASCAR drivers like William Byron for example started with iRacing.
 
Cythraul
2023-02-03 2:39:34 PM  

question_dj: Glitchwerks: question_dj: Huh. Racing sims can make you a better driver.

Call of Duty tho? Maybe.

I can see how Call of Duty would be a better game for training alertness, improving response times and hand-eye coordination.

However, Call of Duty isn't going to prepare anyone for how a car handles.  Also, true racing simulators aren't exactly easy.  There's a reason players of racing sims spend thousands of dollars on their gaming setups.

Why yes, I will use this as an opportunity to post a pic of my sim racing setup!

[Fark user image image 425x318]


You have too much money.

/jelly
 
AlgaeRancher [OhFark]
2023-02-03 4:54:04 PM  

optikeye: That's all a bunch of BS. If video games influenced behavior.
People that grew up in the 80's playing Pac man.
Would have spent the 90's clubbing around dark neon lit rooms
listening to techno synth music and munching 'magic' pills and drinking 'energy' fruit juice.
....ahhh..wait.


Good job

/ and username checks out
 
Wendigogo [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 2:56:23 AM  

FatherChaos: [Fark user image image 356x200]

A better thief...if you're a pigeon.


Seagull.
 
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