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Effects of videogame expertise on change detection abilities

Clark, Kait; Fleck, Mathias S; Mitroff, Stephen R

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Dr Kait Clark Kait.Clark@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Psychology (Cognitive and Neuro)

Mathias S Fleck

Stephen R Mitroff



Abstract

Action video game players demonstrate enhanced performance
on perceptual tasks, but the underlying mechanisms of their benefits remain unclear. We examined gamers and non-gamers using a modified change-detection flicker paradigm in which image pairs were presented in individuated cycles (original image, blank screen, changed image).
Participants were given up to 15 cycles to find the change, and localization responses were collected each cycle. Gamers found the changes more quickly and accurately than non-gamers. Analysis of search patterns revealed strategy differences (e.g., gamers tended to be broader searchers) that may reveal the causal mechanisms of their benefits.

Citation

Clark, K., Fleck, M. S., & Mitroff, S. R. (2009, November). Effects of videogame expertise on change detection abilities. Poster presented at Object Perception, Attention, and Memory, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Presentation Conference Type Poster
Conference Name Object Perception, Attention, and Memory
Conference Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Start Date Nov 1, 2009
End Date Nov 1, 2009
Acceptance Date Aug 1, 2009
Publication Date Nov 1, 2009
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/990713
Additional Information Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Object Perception, Attention, and Memory