05-29-2003, 08:48 PM
Sure, I can agree with Pete on this one. I don't think that the article was intended to show that video games build strong life skills; we can all laugh that one off as we get back to another questing run, alone at our computer, in the dark. However, I've definitely noticed a marked improvement in visual acuity among some of my friends who are hardcore into First Person Shooters. For instance, I was watching one of my friends play Soldier of Fortune II a few days ago. As he was romping through the forest, he suddenly stopped, and asked me if I saw "him". I had no idea what he was talking about, and spent almost a minute scouring the screen. To me, there was only jungle, but he pulled out his sniper rifle, aimed at a patch of trees, and started zooming...at 20x zoom, I was just barely able to see the head of a man, less than a centimeter tall on the screen. It was pretty damn amazing.
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USEAST HCL: Huntermentalist (72), Werewolf (27)
Single Player HC: Werewolf (61, deceased), Werewolf (24)