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Strategies to develop divided attention skills through video game training

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posted on 2001-01-01, 00:00 authored by Lata SatyenLata Satyen, K Ohtsuka
Research .over the past two decades has confirmed the learning opportunities that video games can offer. The objectives of the current study were to investigate the ability of video games to enhance divided attention skills and compare these skills based on individuals' level of expertise in video game playing. Female participants aged between 17-25 years categorised as experts or novices, were divided into experimental and control groups. All participants completed the pre and post-test of divided attention between which only the experimental group received video game training. Results indicate that participants who received video game practice achieved an increase in their dual-attention skills compared to those who did not receive any training, with novices displaying a greater
enhancement in perfonnance. Implications include the provision of video game training to enhance divided attention skills in air pilot training, driving, and heavyequipment operation apart from other tasks necessitating dual-task efficiency.

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Chapter number

24

Pagination

191-198

ISBN-13

9780754613381

ISBN-10

0754613380

Language

eng

Publication classification

B1.1 Book chapter

Copyright notice

2001, Ashgate

Extent

46

Editor/Contributor(s)

Harris D

Publisher

Ashgate Publishing Limited

Place of publication

Aldershot, England

Title of book

Engineering psychology and cognitive ergonomics volume six

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