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How strategy games can help the brain (Need to know: (What is the history…
How strategy games can help the brain
"prior" knowledge:
Your brain has to be aware of surroundings at every moment in a strategy game.
Different types of strategy games require different kinds of strategies.
Before anything you have to keep in mind a certain strategy before playing.
At most times you must think ahead to different possible outcomes to out-think an opponent.
Strategy games can teach you new concepts or facts about the real real word. ex:Age of empires incorporates historical periods in the game.
Need to know:
What is the history of strategy games?
answer:
Strategy games trace its roots to early India, Rome, Greece, and Egypt. The first widespread game was mancala and soon after chess. Some have faded in and out of popularity and different trends in strategy games have occurred
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The earliest strategy video games were adaptations of existing strategy board games. They eventually took up there own identity into the kinds we know today such as the rts (real time strategy) and tbs (turn based strategy).
Can strategy games boost your memory?
answer:
Researchers found that playing strategy games better engaged memory and cognitive control brain regions, making them better suited for improving memory tasks.
In what ways can strategy games help with problem solving?
answer:
Creative thinking and problem solving can be linked to playing strategy games. Since they involve creative thinking many parts of the brain will have to work extra hard
Can strategy games relax the mind after a stressful event?
answer:
Playing strategy games in short bursts during breaks at work can bring attention away for a few minutes from stressful work. Doing so can increase overall work performance.
What goes on neurologically when playing a strategy game?
answer: White matter FA in the left cingulum/hippocampus reacts when playing a strategy game.
How can strategies be involved in video games that are unrelated to strategy.
answer:
Even in an action game the white matter FA in the right fornix/stria terminalis pf the brain is active. Research has suggested playing these kinds of games alleviate mood disorders.
diction:
verb bank: formulating, allocation
adverb bank: simultaneously
adjective bank: effectiveness, cognitive, psychological
noun bank:decision making, productivity, collaberation
Figurative language:
Although some might immediately go to conclusion that video games are mindless activity, in this case you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
