How many gamers here actually wear glasses?

SUBMAN1 · 11-13-07, 02:38 PM

Just kind of curious since I got to thinking that I don't know any people that game a lot that actually need to wear glasses. Weird eh? I was always told that if I spend too much time playing video games growing up, that I would need glasses early. Seems that never happened like they said. Anyway, after reading this article, it is starting to make sense.

-S

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Intense video gaming actually strengthens your eyesight

by M.T.Whitney

(NewsTarget) Playing video games with high levels of action, like Halo and Unreal Tournament, can improve your eyesight, researchers at the University of Rochester have found.

The improvement was remarkable: among a study group of non-gamers that were told to play action video games for a few hours a day, they improved their eyesight by 20 percent within one month.

The important factor was the type of gaming you do: Pac Man, Zelda and Mario aren't going to improve your eyesight; searching for fast-moving targets onscreen in a gaming environment with dark and light areas, like in Halo, will.

This is because action gaming has a different effect on our brains, Daphne Bavelier, professor of brain and cognitive sciences, said in the study.

"Action video game play changes the way our brains process visual information," she said. "After just 30 hours, players showed a substantial increase in the spatial resolution of their vision, meaning they could see figures like those on an eye chart more clearly, even when other symbols crowded in."

To see if there was any improvement, the researchers used test subjects who rarely play video games. The study had one set of players play Tetris and the other set play Unreal Tournament, a shooting game.

In comparative eye chart tests, only the players who played Unreal showed visual improvement. The shoot-'em-up players also could correctly identify objects faster than the Tetris players.

"These games push the human visual system to the limits and the brain adapts to it. That learning carries over into other activities and possibly everyday life," Bavelier said in a press release.

The research suggests that action gaming can help improve the eyesight of people with visual defects.

The team is now going to research further into how the brain responds to other visual stimuli. They will be using a massive 360-degree enclosed gaming environment for their next study.

The Unreal/Tetris study will appear in next week in the journal Psychological Science.

Konovalov · 11-13-07, 02:58 PM

Only for driving really at night if anything.

Dowly · 11-13-07, 03:01 PM

Nope, no glasses here. Been playing pretty much all my short life and my eyesight is superb.

STEED · 11-13-07, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Nope, no glasses here. Been playing pretty much all my short life and my eyesight is superb.

You wait to you get to my age

it's all down hill. :rotfl:

As the poll I Don't vote on public polls.

Camaero · 11-13-07, 03:07 PM

I have very good eyesight.

CCIP · 11-13-07, 06:06 PM

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I have very good eyesight.

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I've noticed that it can go a little blurry sometimes, especially on a bad morning, but otherwise I'm still rated at 20/20 :p

SUBMAN1 · 11-13-07, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Nope, no glasses here. Been playing pretty much all my short life and my eyesight is superb.

You wait to you get to my age

it's all down hill. :rotfl:

As the poll I Don't vote on public polls.

Only if you let it go downhill! :p An active mind removes the threat of Alzheimers, and active eyes strengthen your eyesight. You need to get out there and get on a BF or UT online game. Like any other muscle in your body, you can re-strengthen it back to where you may not need glasses anymore!

-S

STEED · 11-13-07, 03:19 PM

Give me a good book to read any day, better for the brain. :p

11-13-07, 04:24 PM

Take that, Jack Thompson.

BTW, been wearing them since the 4th grade.

Getting to the point where I have to look OVER them to see my watch.

SUBMAN1 · 11-13-07, 05:19 PM

I should include in that poll for the people that wear glasses, how many had a night light?

Read a while back that if you grew up as a child having a night light in your room that you are about 90% more likely to need glasses later on in life. The reason being - your eyes don't rest properly at night because of the light coming in constantly. They are never able to regenerate fully.

-S

U49 · 11-13-07, 06:25 PM

Perfect eyesight of a mole.... I'm a living ASDIC

Letum · 11-13-07, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by U49

Perfect eyesight of a mole.... I'm a living ASDIC

SUBMAN1 · 11-13-07, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Letum

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Originally Posted by U49

Perfect eyesight of a mole.... I'm a living ASDIC

Hey! No brail allowed on this board. That is an unfair advantage blind people have got on us!

-S

StdDev · 11-14-07, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

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Originally Posted by Letum

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Originally Posted by U49

Perfect eyesight of a mole.... I'm a living ASDIC

Hey! No brail allowed on this board. That is an unfair advantage blind people have got on us!

-S

I agree... them lucky bastiges get all the breaks!!!!

danlisa · 11-14-07, 10:15 AM

I now have to wear glasses (as of 3 days ago). Mainly for PC/TV viweing. Seems my left eye is weaker than my right and as a result, I was getting severe headaches which would wake me up at night due to over straining my right eye.

According to my optician, 15hrs a day, 18 inchs from a monitor for the last 10+ years has taken it's toll.

View Poll Results: How many of you gamers wear glasses?
Nope, never needed them	27	41.54%
Yes, I wear glasses	35	53.85%
I used to wear glasses, but strangely, I don't need them anymore!	3	4.62%
Voters: 65. You may not vote on this poll

11-13-07, 02:58 PM	#2
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Only for driving really at night if anything. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

11-13-07, 03:07 PM	#5
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I have very good eyesight. __________________

11-13-07, 03:19 PM	#8
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Give me a good book to read any day, better for the brain. :p __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

11-13-07, 05:19 PM	#10
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I should include in that poll for the people that wear glasses, how many had a night light? Read a while back that if you grew up as a child having a night light in your room that you are about 90% more likely to need glasses later on in life. The reason being - your eyes don't rest properly at night because of the light coming in constantly. They are never able to regenerate fully. -S __________________

11-13-07, 03:01 PM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Nope, no glasses here. Been playing pretty much all my short life and my eyesight is superb.

11-13-07, 04:24 PM	#9
Zayphod Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Take that, Jack Thompson. BTW, been wearing them since the 4th grade. Getting to the point where I have to look OVER them to see my watch.

11-13-07, 06:25 PM	#11
U49 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: D/Niedersachsen Posts: 777 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Perfect eyesight of a mole.... I'm a living ASDIC __________________ SH3 battle capability upgrades: GWX2.0, JSGME2.0, SH3Commander 2.7, SH3Gen 0.8.2, TorpDamageMod 2.0, OLC GUI 1.1.5 Awaiting combat readiness for GWX2.0: SH4 effetcs for SH3, SH3Weather 1.5 Following development of: www.subwolves.com Realism: 90%

11-14-07, 10:15 AM	#15
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	I now have to wear glasses (as of 3 days ago). Mainly for PC/TV viweing. Seems my left eye is weaker than my right and as a result, I was getting severe headaches which would wake me up at night due to over straining my right eye. According to my optician, 15hrs a day, 18 inchs from a monitor for the last 10+ years has taken it's toll. __________________