Comments on: Video Games Are Good for You

By: Alrenous

Alrenous — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:48:55 +0000

In the admittedly flawed testing arena of Laser Quest, first-person shooter skills and strategies definitely translate into the real world.

Marines and IT types both have a totally non-negotiable need to take the world as it is. You can’t argue either bullets or code into anything other than exactly what they are. I wonder if this is relevant.

For example, I wonder if the fact scientists can argue grant officers into something different is enough to screw the dynamic up.

By: Buckethead

Buckethead — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:29:06 +0000

I’ve noticed that Marines and IT types have a lot of similarities, too. Similar senses of humor, similar approaches to training and exchange of knowledge.

By: Isegoria

Isegoria — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:43:05 +0000

I definitely have questions about the transfer of learning, Wobbly, but I will note that Marines and commodity traders seem to share many traits.

By: Buckethead

Buckethead — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:57:44 +0000

Don’t show this to my 8-year-old son.

By: Wobbly

Wobbly — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:55:55 +0000

Video games train your brain to do well in video games, which need the skills listed above. Any idea how much of this is transferable to the, uh, real world? Maybe if you’re a Marine.

On the other hand, I used to work with an ex-Force Recon guy who just kicked everybody’s arse at Quake. He went by the name of Mother. Perhaps some of that Marine training is transferable to video games?