Mythes en vooroordelen zijn er genoeg als het op gamen aankomt. Want het is alleen voor mannelijke dikke nerds die als het even tegen zit hun wapens legen op een massa mensen. Dus was het voor de website Cheatcc.com tijd om deze mythes even te doorprikken. Want als wij van Eigenwereld.nl ergens een hekel aan hebben, dan is het wel vooroordelen.

Video Games Make You Stupid

IQ tests, in their current form, measure two things: crystalline intelligence (the ability to utilize skills, knowledge, and experience) and Fluid intelligence (logical thought and problem solving). Since the 1990s, crystalline intelligence has remained relatively stable throughout the population. However, Fluid intelligence scores have seen a rapid upturn within the last two decades.

Ever since we've been collecting IQ measurements, the numbers have been ever-so-slowly on the rise. Psychologists call this the Flynn Effect and no one is entirely certain what causes it. However, Fluid intelligence has been consistently rising by about 0.36 points since the early 90s, which is a significant increase.

Gabe Zichermann, who lectures frequently on game-related psychology (called Gamification), theorizes that video games are the cause of the population's increase in Fluid intelligence. In his 2011 lecture at the TEDx conference in Brussels, Zichermann explained that people increase their fluid intelligence by doing five basic things: seeking novelty, challenging themselves, thinking creatively, doing things the hard way, and networking. He then pointed out that all five of these things "occur in very successful video games."

He may be completely full of crap, but I'm going to keep playing, just to be safe.