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Some positive effects of online gaming

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Nobuhisa Sanbou, and

Katsuaki TerashimaAuthors Info & Claims

ACE '06: Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGCHI international conference on Advances in computer entertainment technology

June 2006

Pages 73 - es

https://doi.org/10.1145/1178823.1178909

Published: 14 June 2006 Publication History

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We believe that Internet and computing technology have reached the stage where online games can offer an experience that is qualitatively different to what has gone before. To test how exposure to modern games could be of benefit to players, we recruited 12 subjects to play the MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) "Nobunaga no Yabou Online", collecting data over two months. We evaluated subjects before and after playing, using psychological tests and tests of communication skill, typing skill and knowledge of the Internet and of online games. While the psychological tests showed no significant changes in the subjects' state of mind, there were measurable improvements in online communication skill, typing skill and knowledge, with the largest increases experienced by the subjects with least Internet experience.

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https://doi.org/10.5937/IJCRSEE1902029M

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ACE '06: Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGCHI international conference on Advances in computer entertainment technology

June 2006

572 pages

ISBN:1595933808

DOI:10.1145/1178823

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Hiroshi Ishii
Tangible Media Group, MIT Media Laboratory
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Stephane Natkin
CNAM Paris, CEDRIC
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Katsuhide Tsushima
Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan

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Mikhailova O(2019)High school students involved and not involved in MMORPG: Creativity and innovativenessInternational Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education10.5937/IJCRSEE1902029M7:2(29-39)Online publication date: 2019
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