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Toy/game makers often list skills children learn while playing them. What skills would adult games develop? (aussie.zone)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

With RTS games. Planning, allocating scarce resources efficiently, patience, responsibility and self criticism, strategic thinking, deductive reasoning, multitasking.

There's been studies:

https://www.wired.com/story/starcraft-cognitive-abilities/

https://www.psypost.org/enhanced-brain-connectivity-observed-in-frequent-starcraft-ii-players/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-25099-0