Training of the rotacional perception with videogames
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Abstract
Even though videogames are a very popular form of entertainment in the 21st century, the extent to which cognitive skills are involved is underestimated. The present pilot study experimentally examined the effects of videogames for the sharpening of perceptual and rotational skills. The videogame used was Perspective, a free-to-play game developed by DigiPen Institute of Technology that involves altering a 3D space to solve a 2D puzzle. The subjects played for at least 2 hours of Perspective, and underwent Raven’s progressive matrices and Cambridge’s rotational task tests before and after the exposure to said videogame. Statistically significant differences were found between the scores obtained—on both tests—before playing Perspective and afterwards. Also, gender dfferences were observed in the rate of improvement for each tasks. As shown by the results, videogames are a valid tool to enhance visuospatial abilities and its application in cognitive rehabilitation is suggested.
Keywords
Videogames, Brain Training, Mental Rotation, Perception, Experimental.Downloads
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