Previous research suggests that playing action video games improves performance on
sensory, perceptual, and attentional tasks. For instance, Green, Pouget, and Bavelier (2010) …

Action video games have been shown to enhance behavioral performance on a wide variety
of perceptual tasks, from those that require effective allocation of attentional resources …

Frequent action video game players often outperform non-gamers on measures of
perception and cognition, and some studies find that video game practice enhances those …

Several cross-section and training studies have shown that video game play can improve
cognitive functions such as visual attention, cognitive control, visual short-term memory, and …

In many everyday situations, speed is of the essence. However, fast decisions typically
mean more mistakes. To this day, it remains unknown whether reaction times can be …

Compared to other genres, action video games have been the principal focus of recent
research on their possible impact on cognition. Most of these studies have concentrated on …

Action video games make strong demands on information processing, so it is possible that in
order to be good at these games, action video game players (VGPs) may either improve …

Despite increasing evidence that shows action video game play improves perceptual and
cognitive skills, the mechanisms of transfer are not well-understood. In line with previous …

Highlights•Perception is improved in action video game players.•Cross-sectional studies
indicate a medium-to-large effect.•Perceptual changes are best documented in dorsal and …

Over the past four decades, video games have become a ubiquitous part of modern culture.
Interestingly, although such games have often been thought of as mindless entertainment, a …