Can Video Games Improve the Ability to Focus?

Celeste Gonzalez Osorio, Amaniya Hayat, Sunwoo Kim, Shubhi Nanda, Nico Osier
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Have you heard of ADHD? It stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a condition that makes focusing difficult. Under the right conditions, video games can be used to treat ADHD. People with ADHD often have a harder time completing tasks than people without ADHD. When playing a serious video game designed as a treatment, a person with ADHD can improve their ability to concentrate on completing a task. This works when video games are designed to reward the player after each success, because it trains the player’s brain to focus on one task at a time. In this article, we will provide an overview of attention and ADHD, discuss the benefits and risks of video games, describe the features of serious games, and highlight the first video game that doctors prescribe to kids with ADHD.
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电子游戏能提高专注力吗?
您听说过 ADHD 吗?它是注意力缺陷多动障碍的缩写,是一种难以集中注意力的疾病。在适当的条件下,电子游戏可以用来治疗多动症。多动症患者通常比非多动症患者更难完成任务。当玩一款作为治疗手段的严肃电子游戏时,多动症患者可以提高他们集中精力完成任务的能力。当电子游戏设计为在每次成功后奖励玩家时,这种方法就会奏效,因为它可以训练玩家的大脑一次只专注于一项任务。在本文中,我们将概述注意力和多动症,讨论电子游戏的益处和风险,介绍严肃游戏的特点,并重点介绍医生开给多动症儿童的第一款电子游戏。
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